Alberto Viani ( Quistello 1906 - Venezia 1989 )

"Nudo al sole" 1956 bronze 130x75x100 cm Signed Several bronze versions are known, one of which was placed by Carlo Scarpa in the Olivetti store in Venice.   Provenance Private collection, Bergamo   Exhibitions XXVIII Venice Biennale, Venice, 1956, p. 38, no. 19 (plaster) ”Alberto Viani Original Plasters” Sala dell'Arengario, Rimini, July 20 - October 12, 1974 (plaster) “Alberto Viani” Galleria Lorenzilli, Bergamo, May - July 1976 “Alberto Viani” Galleria Lorenzilli, Milan, October 1979 “Alberto Viani” Palazzo Te, Mantua, 1980 “Alberto Viani” Palazzo dell'Imperatore, Prato, June 8 - July 8, 1980 “Alberto Viani” Contemporaneo Gallerie d'Arte, Mestre, December 1998 - January 1999 “La scultura lingua viva - Arturo Martini e il rinnovamento della scultura in Italia nella seconda metà del Novecento” (Sculpture, a living language - Arturo Martini and the renewal of sculpture in Italy in the second half of the 20th century) Spazio espositivo ex Kaimano, Acqui Terme, July - October 2002 “Alberto Viani - Sculptures” Lorenzelli Arte, Milan, November 2022 - January 2003 (others)   Literature E. Carli, 1956, pp. 165-167 C. L. Ragghianti, 1956, pp.48-49 U. Apollonio, 1958, p. 32 S. Bettini “Alberto Viani” Alfieri Edizioni, 1976, fig. 26 P. C. Santini “Alberto Viani” Olivetti-Electa, 1990, no. 67

Estimate € 20,000 - 30,000

Sold € 190,000