Bust signed Hilda Kristina Lascari (1886-1937)

Born in sweden and died in 1937 in new york, hilda kristina lascari (née gustafson) was a talented swedish sculptor, who was married to the sicilian-american portraitist salvatore lascari. From an early age, she studied art in stockholm, traveled to greece and other southern european countries while continuing her studies. Although the date of his marriage to salvatore lascari is not known, we do know that the couple moved to rome after the portraitist received the prix de rome scholarship. In 1926, they moved to the united states, and in the same year, hilda kristina received the watrous prize, awarded by the national academy of design for her sculpture called the awakening. It was only the first in a long series of awards she received in recognition of her talent. These awards include the mc clees award from the pennsylvania academy of fine arts. In 1935, she became a member of the national academy of design. Very good condition.

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