Crouching Tiger (1964) Antique, Pezzi

• Most Likely Artist: • Paola Pezzi (Italian, b.) This is the Pezzi who appears most often at auction. She is a contemporary artist (Brescia/Milan area) known mainly for mixed-media works, sculptures, and assemblages. Her work is in some institutional collections (including the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna in Rome) and has been shown internationally. Estimates for paintings have been in the €700–€2,900 • Other Possible Artist: • Cesare Pezzi (1821–1854): Minor 19th-century Italian portrait painter. Very limited auction activity; estimates for paintings have been in the €900–€4,300 range. Attribution quality matters a lot.