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Antique bronze sculpture bust of Beethoven

Antique bronze sculpture bust of Beethoven by Alfredo Pina, an Italian artist who worked in France. The bronze has a lovely patina and stands on a circular marble base. The work is signed and cast in the lost wax technique, with A.G. Paris foundry mark France ca. 1915.  Alfredo Pina was born in 1887 and died in 1966.  He studied under Rodin and became his assistant.  This model is also in the collection of the Museum in Montpellier. 
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Artist / Maker Alfredo Pina
Signature/ Marks A. Pina
. Foundry mark A.G. Paris
, Cire Perdue.
Style Antique.
Date 1915
Material Bronze, patinated. 
Marble base.
Origin Italian artist, worked in France.
Size (cm) H. 31 cm. x L. 12.5 cm x W. 11 cm. 

Size (inches) H. 12.2 inch x L. 4.9 inch x W. 4.3 inch.
Condition Very good. Marbe base professionally restored.
Literature Alfredo Pina studied under Rodin. 
This model is also in the collection of the Museum in Montpellier. 
Literature: “The dictionary of sculptors in bronze” by James Mackay. Antique collectors club. 
“Bronzes, sculptors and founders” by H. Berman, Abage. 
“Les bronzes de XIXe siècle” by Pierre Kjellberg, Les editions des amateurs. 
“Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ.
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Antique bronze sculpture bust of Beethoven