SCARPA Riccardo

Born in Venice in 1905, Riccardo Scarpa studied drawing at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts where he was a student of De Loto and Carlo Lorenzetti. In 1928, Scarpa moved to Paris where he devoted himself to sculpture. Made in bronze, terracotta or directly carved on marble, his first works were mainly Africanist (Ethiopian Woman with Vase, African Woman with Jug, Egypt). From the 1940s onwards, his production turned towards animal sculpture (The Rooster or The Horse in 1944). In this capacity, Riccardo Scarpa produced several pieces of zoomorphic furniture, mainly in bronze (sculpted lamp bases and floor lamps). In 1974, the Society of French Artists awarded him the gold medal for the body of work he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français. Riccardo Scarpa is also recognized for his work as a medallist at the Paris Mint.