Neoclassical Statue Depicting A Young Nude Girl, From The Peter Kaus Museum, Carrara Marble

CENZI’s recommendation for you is: A statue depicting a young nude girl—a truly unique and rare neoclassical piece! Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum (Germany), carved from a single block of fine white Carrara statuary marble • Condition: VERY SPECIAL, GOOD • Dimensions: 76 cm high × 22 cm wide × 22 cm deep (30 kg) • Sculptor: Cesare Berra (1850–1898). He was an important Swiss sculptor and teacher, born in Russia to immigrant parents from Ticino. He was born on February 4 in St. Petersburg, the son of architect Davide Berra and Maria Cerfoglio. 1868–1874: He studied in Milan at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Giovanni Strazza. During this period, he received his first official recognitions. 1875: He began a career that took him back and forth between St. Petersburg and Nice, before settling in Certenago (Canton Ticino), where he opened his own art studio. Teaching: On behalf of the cantonal government, he founded and directed the Scuola Regolare di Disegno e Scultura in Lugano, later teaching in Fribourg as well. 1898: He died prematurely in Fribourg on February 17, at the age of 48. His artistic body of work, documented in the Dizionario d’Arte Sartori, is distinguished primarily by his neoclassical marble sculptures and monumental works scattered throughout Italian-speaking Switzerland. • Packaging will be handled directly by Cenzi ArtGallery using a fully wood-lined EPAL wooden crate, with professional, specialized packing materials inside! Shipping will be fast and trackable. • CENZI ArtGallery provides an invoice and an appraisal certificate for all the artworks you have decided to purchase.