An Exceptional Early 20th Century Life Size Italian Bronze Sculpture of a Child Fisher By Raffaele Marino

$55,000 Raffaele Marino The young boy, sitting on the edge of a wooden pier, hauling up a lobster pot, on a naturalistically-cast inscribed base. Signed R. Marino to the base This is a very similar model that is in Largo Barbaja, Mergellina, Naples. Entitled “La Fontana del Marinaretto” by Marino. Raffaele Marino was born in 1868 in Naples, Italy. He was a student at the academy of beaux-arts and debuted in Naples in 1888. Many of his sculptures are of fishermen and historical figures. His artwork is displayed at Museums in Barcelona, Paris and Rome. Details: Height – 74 inches / 188cm Width – 29 inches / 74cm Depth – 24 inches / 61cm Maker – Raffaele Marino