ITALIAN GILT BRONZE SCULPTURE BY GIORGIO DE CHIRICO
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Giorgio De Chirico, Italian, Greek, French, 1888 to 1978, gilt bronze sculpture, The Creepy Muse. Mounted on a rectangular shaped gilt bronze base. Signed with engraving, G. De Chirico, on the base. Titled with engraving in Italian, La Musa Inquietante, on the base. Marked with a Fonderia Cavallari Roma mark, and numbered 2 of 6, on the backside of the base. Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico was an Italian artist and writer born in Greece. In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists, with Carlo Carra and Giorgio Morandi, founded the style of Metaphysical painting. De Chirico would also place odd mannequins and other enigmatic objects in his compositions, juxtaposing them in odd relationships and sizes, often using overt triads of colors like yellow red and green to reinforce their iconic presence, as in The Disquieting Muses. Vintage and Modern Pre Surreal European Bronze Sculptures, Statues, Figures, Home Decor, and Collectibles.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 x 5 x 16 in. All measurements are approximate.
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