Renato Bertelli (1900-1974) - Profilo continuo del Duce
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Resin sculpture by Renato Bertelli (1900–1974) titled Profilo continuo del Duce, finished with a bronze effect on a black lacquered wooden base, overall 18 cm high, 10 cm wide and 10 cm deep, weight 1.2 kg, unsigned and in excellent condition; a 1933 representation of the Mussolini profile.
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This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece titled 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', designed by Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900-1974), who was an important representative of the modern art movement Futurism, which gained momentum during Mussolini's regime.
At a first glance, this does not look like a bust, but closer inspection reveals with wonder from every side of this artwork the characteristic profile of Mussolini with his powerful jawline.
Hence the title 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', as Mussolini's profile is continuously recognizable (360 degrees) no matter which way you turn the object: the profile remains visible to the left, to the right, in front and behind!
The ingenious design was considered (and still is) very innovative, cutting-edge and progressive for that era, and it evokes similarities with a mechanical component of the machine age, which blended with Mussolini's self-proclaimed image as defender of the working class.
The bust, very unusual in design, was also a symbol of the 'omnipresent leader who always kept everything and everyone under control'.
The Italian art critic Marco Moretti expressed it this way: The plastic dynamics of this Duce profile, visible from every point, launched—without rhetoric—the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.
The concept behind this is tied to stop-motion photography design, and this did not escape the famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe: he produced a famous artistic photograph of an exemplar of this bust (see Google 'Mapplethorpe Mussolini bust').
This resin reproduction is extraordinary in appearance and quality because it is finished with a bronze finish and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is securely mounted on a black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire object (the two parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide and 10 cm deep, and weighs 1.2 kilograms.
The item is shipped promptly after purchase with Track & Trace, well packaged.
This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece titled 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', designed by Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900-1974), who was an important representative of the modern art movement Futurism, which gained momentum during Mussolini's regime.
At a first glance, this does not look like a bust, but closer inspection reveals with wonder from every side of this artwork the characteristic profile of Mussolini with his powerful jawline.
Hence the title 'Continuous Profile of the Duce', as Mussolini's profile is continuously recognizable (360 degrees) no matter which way you turn the object: the profile remains visible to the left, to the right, in front and behind!
The ingenious design was considered (and still is) very innovative, cutting-edge and progressive for that era, and it evokes similarities with a mechanical component of the machine age, which blended with Mussolini's self-proclaimed image as defender of the working class.
The bust, very unusual in design, was also a symbol of the 'omnipresent leader who always kept everything and everyone under control'.
The Italian art critic Marco Moretti expressed it this way: The plastic dynamics of this Duce profile, visible from every point, launched—without rhetoric—the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.
The concept behind this is tied to stop-motion photography design, and this did not escape the famous photographer Robert Mapplethorpe: he produced a famous artistic photograph of an exemplar of this bust (see Google 'Mapplethorpe Mussolini bust').
This resin reproduction is extraordinary in appearance and quality because it is finished with a bronze finish and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is securely mounted on a black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire object (the two parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide and 10 cm deep, and weighs 1.2 kilograms.
The item is shipped promptly after purchase with Track & Trace, well packaged.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Realism
Material
Resin, Wood
Artist
Renato Bertelli (1900-1974)
Title of artwork
Profilo continuo del Duce
Signature
Not signed
Colour
Bronze
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
18 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
