Medardo Rosso

(1858—1928) 

Ecce Puer, 1906  Bronze  

17 3/8 x 14 x 10 1/2 in. / 44 x 35.5 x 26.5 cm.  

Accompanied by the photo-­‐certificate of authenticity of Luciano Caramel, dated 23 December 1983.  

Provenance: 

Cavaliere Luigi Bergamo, Stresa Borremeo, Italy, acquired from the artist  Gili Collection, Biella, Italy  

Private Collection, Geneva  Kent Fine Art, New York  

The Pulitzer Collection, St. Louis 

Exhibited: 

Medardo Rosso. Casa della Cultura, Palazzo Cuttica, Alessandria, Italy, 21 December 1979-­‐31 January 1980, no. 14, ill. Curated by Luciano Caramel; catalogue and essay by Caramel  

Medardo Rosso 1858 – 1928. Frankfurt Kunstverein, Steinernes Haus am Romerberg, 20 January-­‐11 March 1984

Medardo Rosso. Galleria Pieter Coray, Lugano, Switzerland, April -­‐ May 1985

Aegyptische und Moderne Skulptur: Aufbruch und Dauer. Museum Morsbroich, Stadtische Museum    

Leverkusen, 24 January -­‐ 3 March 1986. Traveled to Kunsthalle der Hypo-­‐Kulturstiftung, Munich, 18 April -­‐ 22 June 1986  

Medardo Rosso. Kent Fine Art, New York, 1988  

Literature: 

Caramel, Luciano. Medardo Rosso. Alessandria: Italy: Casa della Cultura, Palazzo Cuttica, 1980, ill. 

. Medardo Rosso. Lugano, Switzerland: Galleria Pieter Coray, 1985, no. 11, ill. Catalogue essay by Luciano Caramel; writings by the artist. 

. Medardo Rosso. New York: Kent Fine Art, 1988, ill. no. 13.  

Caramel, Luciano, et al. Medardo Rosso 1858 – 1928. Frankfurt: Kunstverein, Steinernes Haus am Fomerberg, 1984, cat. no. 31, p. 146, ill. p. 29. 

Aegyptische und Moderne Skulptur: Aufbruch und Dauer. Museum Morsbroich, Stadtische Museum Leverkusen, 1986, ill. cat. no. 49, p. 117.  

Medardo Rosso. Barcelona: Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago de Compostela, 1996, p.  254, ill. no. 218.