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Corrado Betta, the hero

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CORRADO BETTA (Asti 1870 - Turin 1935) L'EROE (The Hero: head portrait of an Alpine soldier)
Bronze, titled 'L'EROE' and signed 'CBETTA' on the base; 48 cm. hight.

A sculptor, Betta was pupil of Leonardo Bistolfi at the Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti in Turin, and was strongly influenced by the Art Nouveau style of the turn of the 20th century. Betta exhibited at the Società Promotrice Torinese in 1895, 1900 and 1901. He realized many funerary sculptures and worked also as a founder.

price: 3.500,00 euros

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