Sculpture - Bust Of A Young Girl By Guglielmo Pugi (1850 -1915) - Marble

Sculpture in white Carrara marble , representing a bust of a young girl , wearing a hat adorned with a ribbon bow on the side , by Guglielmo Pugi.
Bust resting on a molded marble pedestal .
Signature of the sculptor " PUGI " on the back of the bust .
20th century period , circa 1901- 1905 .
Art-Nouveau period .
Very good state of preservation .

Guglielmo Pugi (1850 -1915)

Guglielmo Pugi , born in Fiesole , Tuscany , is a representative sculptor of Art-Nouveau in Italy .
From 1870 until his death , Gugielmo Pugi lived in Florence , where he ran a sculpture workshop with the help of his two sons , Gino and Fiorenzo .

His sculptures carved directly from Carrara marble were mostly made for export to the United States .
Several of these were displayed at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo , as well as at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair .
We owe him many Art-Nouveau sculptures , as well as many portraits , but also the bust of " King Humbert I " on the main square of Fiesole .

Upon his death, his two sons continued their father's Workshop , changing the name " Guglielmo i figli " (and son) to " Fratelli G. e F. Pugi " (Brothers G. and F. Pugi) as well as the signature by " Flli Pugi ".