A Lovely Early 20th Century Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of Two Sisters by Affortunato Gory

$27,500 Depicting two little girls reading, one with a basket of flowers, standing on a oval carved base Inscribed A. Gory Affortunato Gory -1895-1925 was a French-Italian artist who specialized in Art Deco figurative sculpture, often combining materials such as bronze, ivory, and marble to dazzling effect. Born in 1895 in Florence, Italy, Gory emigrated to France after studying with noted sculptor Augusto Rivalta at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his home city. He continued to practice and learn from the French artist Victorien-Antoine Bastet after his move to Paris, and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français on multiple occasions. Little else is known about the artist, who died in 1925. Sculpture Height – 25 inches / 64cm Width – 12 inches / 30cm Depth – 9 inches / 23cm Pedestal Height – 43 inches / 109cm