Vintage Amilcare Santini Three Graces Sculpture Italy - Three Maidens or The 3 Graces by A SANTINI Italian - Dancing Woman Statue Home Decor

FINE ART SCULPTURE of the Three Graces by Italian artist A Santini in a alabaster resin statue. The statue is in a off white color - it is a dark ivory. It appears to be made of resin. It features the Three Graces: Aglaia (Beauty), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Abundance). This Greek inspired statues is of the three Graces who were said to represent what is most pleasurable and good in nature and society: fertility and growth, beauty in the arts, harmonious reciprocity between men.

Measures approx. 9" high and 6" wide at widest point. Base is 6" wide x 3" deep.

In very nice vintage condition with no chips or cracks. Some light wear in various places upon close inspection. Is signed on the back and has the sticker label from the manufacturer still intact on the bottom.

It is signed on the base and then has A SANTINI and ITALY stamped on the back of the base area as sell.

NOTE:
Amilcare Santini was born in 1910 near the city of Florence in Tuscany. At the age of twelve he became an appretence to the sculptor Colombini who became a major influence in his career. He spent most of his time learning his craft in his workshop - at that time he worked with clay that he took from the local river, back to his studio, where the material would sit for four weeks until the water rose to the surface and the material settled on the bottom - he then could use it for molding his statues into beautiful art objects. He then traveled to Florence and attended the university where he was instrumental in developing the process of combining marble, alabaster and resin. Amilcare Santini passed away in 1975.