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1914, Giuseppe Moretti, Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)
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1914, Giuseppe Moretti, Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)

1900 - 1920
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1914, Giuseppe Moretti (1859-1935), Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)

Signed and dated 1914 on the reverse.

CONDITION:

Wear commensurate with age.

PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a Gentleman in Somerset, United Kingdom.

ABOUT GIUSEPPE MORETTI:

Giuseppe Moretti (1857 – 1935) was an Italian émigré sculptor who became known in the U.S. for his public monuments in bronze and marble. On a personal level, Moretti was known for his eclectic personality and for always wearing a green tie, but professionally, is claimed to be the first man to use aluminium in art. From 1911 to 1914, Moretti lived in Cuba on his greatest achievement, the completion of ninety-seven sculptures for the Gran Teatro de La Habana. This bronze was sculpted while Moretti was working in Cuba.

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Date of Manufacture

White Space Antiques has dated this Bronze Gentleman Portrait Bust to the 1910s.

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36cm (14.17")
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1914, Giuseppe Moretti (1859-1935), Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)

Signed and dated 1914 on the reverse.

CONDITION:

Wear commensurate with age.

PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a Gentleman in Somerset, United Kingdom.

fig 1. A bronze portrait bust depicting a bearded gentleman wearing a formal suit jacket on an integral pedestal base.
fig 1. 1914, Giuseppe Moretti, Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)

ABOUT GIUSEPPE MORETTI:

Giuseppe Moretti (1857 – 1935) was an Italian émigré sculptor who became known in the U.S. for his public monuments in bronze and marble.

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On a personal level, Moretti was known for his eclectic personality and for always wearing a green tie, but professionally, is claimed to be the first man to use aluminium in art.
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From 1911 to 1914, Moretti lived in Cuba on his greatest achievement, the completion of ninety-seven sculptures for the Gran Teatro de La Habana. This bronze was sculpted while Moretti was working in Cuba.

WEBSITE:

For more information or more detailed images, please, visit our website:

https://www.WhiteSpaceAntiques.com

Date of Manufacture

White Space Antiques has dated this Bronze Gentleman Portrait Bust to the 1910s.

Height
36cm (14.17")
Reference Numbers
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SA1198694
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1914, Giuseppe Moretti, Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)

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A bronze portrait bust depicting a bearded gentleman wearing a formal suit jacket on an integral pedestal base.
1914, Giuseppe Moretti, Bronze Bust of a Bearded Gentleman (Italian)
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A bronze portrait bust depicting a bearded gentleman wearing a formal suit jacket on an integral pedestal base.
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  • ObjectSculptures
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleAcademic Realism
  • MaterialBronze
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFull beard detail, Formal suit lapels, Integral pedestal base
  • SizeH 36 cm (14 in)

This sculpture is a bronze portrait bust of a bearded gentleman created in the academic realism style during the 1910 period. The piece presents a warm brown colour with a dark patina on the pedestal base, showing surface wear commensurate with its age. The subject features a full, intricately textured beard divided into two distinct lobes, deep-set eyes under a pronounced brow, and a formal suit jacket with sharply defined lapels. The reverse is signed and dated 1914, while the entire figural representation rests upon a smooth, flared integral pedestal base. Standing 36 cm high, the sculpture is compact enough to sit neatly on an office desk. In a contemporary home, this academic realism bronze bust suits a gentleman's library, a study, or a home office interior as a striking display piece on a bookshelf or a display cabinet.

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During the early twentieth century, bronze portrait busts were frequently commissioned to commemorate notable academics, civic figures, and private patrons, drawing on established traditions of academic realism.

Sculptures from this period were typically produced using the lost-wax or sand-casting methods, followed by hand-chasing to refine surface textures and chemical patination to establish tone.

Authentic bronze pieces feature crisp cast detailing, evidence of manual chasing, natural age-related oxidisation in recessed areas, and etched foundry or artist marks near the base.

A bronze bust serves as a focal accent when positioned on a dark wood desk, bookshelf, or fireplace mantel alongside vintage leather volumes and classic stone surfaces.

Dust the surface regularly with a soft dry microfiber cloth, and apply a thin layer of neutral microcrystalline wax annually to guard against atmospheric moisture and oxidisation.
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