Amadeo GENNARELLI (1881-1943) Maternity Bronze with green patina. Signed Gennarelli on the front. Marked Cire perdue on the back. H.19 W. 34.5 D. 7 cm, resting on a green marble base veined with grey H. 3 cm Originally from Naples, Amadeo Gennarelli emigrated to France where he settled in Paris in 1909. He exhibited at the Société des Artistes Français from 1913 to 1936.

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