Bust of Mr. Nelson

Artist C. F. Lapini (Italian)

Dateearly 20th century

MediumCarrara marble

DimensionsOverall: 25 3/4 × 24 3/4 × 15 inches (65.41 × 62.87 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Kirkwood Estate

Object number34-314/13

SignedCarved on back bottom: "D.ZO1" "Gallr. Fra Lapini", "Firenze 1896"

On View

Not on view

Collections

American Art

Terms

Provenance

With Galleria Fratelli Lapini, Florence, Italy, 1896;

Purchased from Galleria Fratelli Lapini by William Rockhill Nelson (1841-1915), Oak Hall, Kansas City, MO, 1896-1915 [1];

By descent to his daughter, Laura Nelson Kirkwood (1883-1926), Kansas City, MO, 1915-1926;

Inherited by her husband, Irwin Kirkwood (1878-1927), Kansas City, MO, 1926-1927;

Kirkwood Estate, 1927-1934;

Gift of the Kirkwood Estate to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.

NOTES:

[1] This is one of a group of objects that came to the Nelson-Atkins from the family of William Rockhill Nelson, one of the museum’s founders, and is thought to have been in Nelson’s home, Oak Hall. An inscription carved into the back bottom of the piece reads: 'D.Z01', 'Gallr. Fra Lapini', 'Firenze 1896'. Nelson visited Florence for an extended stay in 1896 and acquired a number of works of art during his trip. It is likely he had this bust made at that time.

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