Renato Bertelli (1900-1974) after - Profilo continuo del Duce
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Reproduction in resin of Renato Bertelli's Profilo continuo del Duce, a 1933 futurist concept, mounted on a black lacquered wooden base with a silver finish, measuring 18 cm high by 10 cm wide by 10 cm deep, weighing 1.2 kg, unsigned and in excellent condition, produced in Italy.
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This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece entitled 'Continuo Profile of the Duce,' designed by the Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900 - 1974), who was an important representative of the modern art movement Futurism, which took hold during Mussolini's regime.
At first glance, this does not look like a bust, but closer inspection reveals, from every side of this work of art, the characteristic profile of Mussolini with his powerful jawline.
Hence the title 'Continuo Profile of the Duce,' as the profile of Mussolini is continuously recognizable (at 360 degrees), whichever side you turn the object: the profile remains visible left, right, front, and back!
The brilliant design was considered (and still is) highly innovative, avant-garde, and progressive for that era, and it evokes similarities with a mechanical component from the machine age, which aligned with Mussolini's self-proclaimed image as defender of the working class.
D 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 plastically dynamic profile of this Duce, visible from every point, launched 'without rhetoric the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.'
The concept behind it is linked to stop-motion photography design, and this did not escape even 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 outstanding in appearance and quality because it is finished with a silver finish layer and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is firmly mounted on a black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire object (both parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide, and 10 cm deep, and weighs 1.2 kilograms.
The item ships immediately after purchase with tracked shipping, well packaged.
This is a rare reproduction of the famous 1933 masterpiece entitled 'Continuo Profile of the Duce,' designed by the Italian artist Renato Bertelli (1900 - 1974), who was an important representative of the modern art movement Futurism, which took hold during Mussolini's regime.
At first glance, this does not look like a bust, but closer inspection reveals, from every side of this work of art, the characteristic profile of Mussolini with his powerful jawline.
Hence the title 'Continuo Profile of the Duce,' as the profile of Mussolini is continuously recognizable (at 360 degrees), whichever side you turn the object: the profile remains visible left, right, front, and back!
The brilliant design was considered (and still is) highly innovative, avant-garde, and progressive for that era, and it evokes similarities with a mechanical component from the machine age, which aligned with Mussolini's self-proclaimed image as defender of the working class.
D 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 plastically dynamic profile of this Duce, visible from every point, launched 'without rhetoric the metaphor of a vigilant and sleepless leader who sees and protects everything.'
The concept behind it is linked to stop-motion photography design, and this did not escape even 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 outstanding in appearance and quality because it is finished with a silver finish layer and mounted on a ceramic base.
The resin bust, 14 cm tall, is firmly mounted on a black lacquered wooden base 4 cm high, and the entire object (both parts together) is 18 cm high, 10 cm wide, and 10 cm deep, and weighs 1.2 kilograms.
The item ships immediately after purchase with tracked shipping, well packaged.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Realism
Material
Resin, Wood
Artist
Renato Bertelli (1900-1974) after
Title of artwork
Profilo continuo del Duce
Signature
Not signed
Colour
Silver
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
18 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
10 cm
Weight
1.2 kg
