Libero Andreotti (18 June 1875 – 4 April 1933) was an Italian artist and educator, known as a sculptor, illustrator, and ceramics artist. He is often referred to as, "one of the foremost artists and sculptors of the early-twentieth century".

About

He was born on 18 June 1875 in

Pescia Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the river of the same name. History Archaeological excavations have suggest ...

, Italy. He worked as a

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until the age of 17, when he moved to

Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its Province of Lucca, province has a population of 383,9 ...

and met poet,

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and Alfredo Caselli, who introduced him to arts. By 1899, he moved to Florence in order to start work as an illustrator and painter. He worked in a print shop and studied sculpture with Mario Galli in his studio. He served in the Italian military during

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. Andreotti taught sculpture classes at Istituto Statale d'arte di Firenze (Porta Romana Institute of Arts in Florence, or State Institute of Art of Florence of Porta Romana) and served as the Chair of Sculpture, from 1920 until his death in 1933. He was replaced in his teaching role by his former student and artist assistant,

Bruno Innocenti Bruno Innocenti (4 February 1906 – 3 October 1986) was an Italian artist and educator, known for his sculptures. About Bruno Innocenti was born on 4 February 1906 in Florence, Italy. He was the son of a goldsmith, Natale Innocenti, and his m ...

. He died on 4 April 1933 in Florence, Italy.

Personal life

In 1923, Andreotti married Margherita Carpi.

Art market

At a Bertolani Fine Art Roma auction in 2018, Libero Andreotti's ''Classic conversation'' (La conversazione classica, 1927), a with porcelain with Gio Ponti, was sold for Euro 82,500 plus auction fees.Bertolami FineArt (November 30, 2018
"Arte moderna & contemporanea" Lot 356
'' Bertolami FineArt''. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

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External links

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on Artnet 1875 births 1933 deaths People from Pescia 19th-century Italian sculptors 19th-century Italian male artists Italian male sculptors 20th-century Italian sculptors 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-sculptor-stub