SILVIO CANEVARI
(Viterbo, 1893 – Rome, 1932)
Boxer, 1930
Bronze-patinated alabaster plaster, height 82 cm
Signed at the base "S./Cane/vari"
Provenance: Canevari Heirs
Exhibitions: 1932, Retrospective exhibition of the sculptor Silvio Canevari, Third Exhibition of the Fascist Syndicate of Fine Arts of Lazio, Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Hall 2, no. 1.
Bibliography: Novecento. Art and life in Italy between the two wars, exhibition catalog edited by F. Mazzocca, Silvana Editoriale, p.164.
Work registered at the Silvio Canevari Archive, Rome
Model of the marble sculpture placed in the left niche of the rear facade of the Academy of Physical Education overlooking the Dromos entrance of the Stadio dei Marmi.
Donated by the city of Viterbo.
