Mid-Century Italian Garden Bust new Style: Hollywood Regency / Classic

Style: Hollywood Regency / Classic / Contemporary Mix

Date: Circa 1935–1945

Whether displayed upright on a bookshelf

situating the painting firmly within the mid-century Manhattan studio tradition

This beautifully detailed piece features a sculptural dog’s head that doubles as the base when inverted — a design that embodies both function and artistry

Mid-Century Italian Garden Bust new Style: Hollywood Regency / ClassicA beautifully weathered Italian cast stone garden bust, executed in the neoclassical taste with softly modeled features and tightly curled hair reminiscent of Greco Roman portraiture. The sculpture possesses a wonderfully aged surface with natural patination and textural variation throughout, giving the piece the appearance of an architectural fragment quietly reclaimed by time. Mounted on its integral plinth base, the bust works equally well indoors