"Lotta fra cavalli" by Francesco Messina

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Ended:September 30th 2021, 10:01am EDT

Winner: AnonimoVeneziano

€130($139 USD)

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The Prize

Artwork by Francesco Messina.

Oil on canvas or cardboard, original wooden frame without glass (signs of wear). Dimensions 60x80 cm.

Sculptor Francesco Messina was born on 15 December 1900 in Linguaglossa, near Catania, in a very humble family. He was educated in Genoa, and then moved to Milan in his thirties. Along with Giacomo Manzù, Arturo Martini, Marino Marini and Felice Mina, Messina is considered one of the most important Italian sculptors of the twentieth century. He was director of the Accademia di Brera between 1936 and 1944, and his works feature in some of the most prestigious museum and galleries all over the world, including Zurich, Oslo, Munich, Paris, Buenos Aires, Moscow and Tokyo. Messina continued working until his death in 1995 in Milan, editing the numerous biographies dedicated to him with his daughter Paola’s help. One of the most famous works of Francesco Messina is the sculpture of the dying horse in front of the headquarters of the Rai.

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The Cause

Associazione Veronica Sacchi ODV (AVS) is an independent association for the promotion of youth activities and training of volunteer groups. AVS trains young volunteers in clowntherapy, proper hygiene and hospital procedures. AVS' professional Clown Doctors perform in all the major children’s hospitals in the Lombardy region and some general hospitals. They interact positively with patients throughout all wards, including Intensive Care, the Burn Unit, Oncology and the ER.

AVS programs are also established in institutes for people with disabilities, hospices and prisons, where fun and laughter are shared with the whole prison community – prisoners, families and staff.

Over the past five years, AVS volunteer clowns have been entertaining and making little patients laugh at numerous hospitals and other institutions all around the world. From the children of gypsy camps in Albania, to favelas in Argentina, low caste dalits (“untouchables") villages in India, the Kiev Children’s Cancer Hospital (Ukraine), the urban slums in Nairobi (Kenya), a Romanian orphanage, and all the places where a big red nose can bring smiles.

Website

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Item #P24736

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