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Franco Vianello Mountain Lion Bronze

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
Franco Vianello Mountain Lion Bronze
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4.25" tall, 2.75" long. Born in Venice, Italy in 1937 into a family with a tradition of over a century of sculptors and founders, he began his traditional training at nine and by eleven his skills and talents were recognized by the well-known sculptor, Napoleone Martinuzzi, who accepted him as an apprentice. At the age of thirteen, he qualified to study at the Institute of Arts in Venice where he received his master's degree. In 1959, Vianello came to the United States as an already recognized and respected sculptor having created many bronze works, including life-size bronzes. He has also restored historic works in piazzas and churches for many well-known collectors, including Peter Guggenheim. Vianello started a lost-wax sculpture foundry in Berkeley in 1960. He taught bronze sculpting techniques and set up lost-wax casting facilities, including at the University of California at Berkeley. After serving in the United States Army, he and his wife, Jane settled in the East Bay of San Francisco. He resumed his career in sculpture and some of his favorite works are historically correct pieces that depict early California life and some of its wild animals. He also enjoys sculpting and casting modern pieces, classical and thematic works. Many of his sculpture are 18-24 inches tall but Vianello also enlarges statues to heroic sizes and casting them in bronze. Some larger bronzes sculptures include: Tuna Fishermen Monument on Shelter Island in San Diego; Four Horsemen at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Bucking Horse for the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Pony Express in Old Town, Sacramento, California (co-sculptor); Leif Eriksson, Seattle, Washington. He has created bronze sculptures for: the Audobon Society, Champion International, Scripps Oceanographic Institute, Wells Fargo Bank, Dillingham Corporation, Levi Strauss Company, San Francisco Bohemian Club, San Diego Historical Society, and San Francisco Academy of Sciences. Vianello has received many awards and prizes for his work including the Trustees' Gold Medal unanimously voted by the directors of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center and National Academy of Western Art.
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