1842: Attillio Piccirilli (Italian/ American Start Price USD 15,000.00 Current Price USD 26,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 16 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Location Philadelphia, PA See more about '1842: Attillio Piccirilli (Italian/ American' Description Current Lot Attillio Piccirilli (Italian/ American, 1866-1945) fragelina White marble, depicting a nude young woman kneeling, one arm raised over her head, her other hand at her chin, on a rectangular cushion base.NOTE: The Italy born sculptor studied at the Accademia di San Luca of Rome, eventually emigrating to New York with his family in 1888. His father Guiseppe and five brothers were all marble cutters and sculptors and worked from the Piccirilli studio in the Bronx. Notable commissions were for the Maine Memorial in Columbus Circle, the Frick mansion, and the northern pediment on the Wisconsin State Capitol. H: 50 in. PROVENANCE: The artist Piccirilli Studio sale, New York, 1947 Collection Eugene Leone, New York Exhibited:National Academy of Design, New York, Centennial Exhibition, 1925, no. 145National Academy of Design, New York, Centennial Exhibition, 1926, no. 312National Academy of Design, New York, Centennial Exhibition, 1939, no. 17Literature: Josef Vincent Lombardo, 'Attillio Piccirilli: Life of an American Sculptor', pp. 153-54 (plate 39, illus., Collection of the Sculptor). Place a Bid!