SCULPTURE "LA SOURCE" IN ALABASTER BY GUGLIELMO PUGI

Alabaster statuette representing an "allegory of the spring" signed G.Pugi. A young naked woman with short curly hair is lying on a drape near a spring to collect water in a shell. Since Greco-Roman mythology, the spring has been personified by a naiad with a jug or, in this case, a shell as an attribute. The oval terrace is shaped like a rock and is signed PUGI on the back.

Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915) was a Florentine sculptor active between 1870 and 1915. He designed a Bust of King Umberto for the main square of Fiesole, his native town. He is best known for his female figures in alabaster in the taste of late 19th century academic art, several of which are on display in the Historical Alabaster Museum in Volterra, Italy.

Late 19th century, Circa: 1890

Dim: W:47cm, D:17cm, H:26cm.

Condition report: In good condition.