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COSTANTINO NIVOLA
(Orani 1911-East Hampton 1988)

Big white marble Mothers, open towards the outside.
“Cubic”, closed male figures.
A modern and primitive sculpture, the result of the difficult genius of Costantino Nivola, who left Orani and conquered New York.


LIFE 
his bricklayer father, his debut with Mario Delitala, Ruth
Guggenheim, New York, fame


SCULPTURES 
Mediterranean Mothers, “Male Figures”and
other sculptures portraying different subjects

by Daniela Orrù
Photoes by
“Fondazione Costantino Nivola”
web-editing SP

Sardinia Point thanks
the “Fondazione Costantino Nivola”,
special thanks to Ugo Collu
and Angelo Tolu