Mario Negri (Tirano 1916 - 1987) “Crisalide (Simulacro)” 1981 bronze high 176.5 cm Signed, initialed, and numbered 1/4 Provenance Private collection, Milan Exhibitions “Mario Negri. Sculture“ Galleria Adelphi, Padua, April 23–May 8, 1981 ”Mario Negri“ Galleria Pieter Coray, Lugano, May 28–July 10, 1982, ill. no. 14 in the catalog “Mario Negri. Skulpturen” Galerie Welz, Salzburg, May 29–June 24, 1984; Orangerie and Palais Auersperg, Vienna, July 3–25, 1984; Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, September 4–29, 1984 “Arte nella fortezza. Gigi Guadagnucci, carlo Mattioli, Mario Negri” Sarzanello Fortress, Sarzana, July 25–August 25, 1985, no. 13, ill. in catalog “Mario Negri, sculture” Galleria la Sanseverina, Parma, October 2–November 16, 1985, p. 67, no. 9 ill. in catalog “Mario Negri” Centro Bayer Italia, Milan, February 1986, ill. in catalog “Mario Negri, opere 1946-1987” Palazzo Te, Mantua, June 7–July 19, 1987; Palazzo Salis, Tirano, September 4–October 9, 1988, p. 87, no. 49, ill. in catalog “Mario Negri” Rotonda di Via Besana, Milan, April 4–May 14, 1989, p. 99, no. 98, ill. in catalog “Storie di fuoco, 27 scultori e una fonderia. Omaggio a Pinella De Andreis” La Cascina Grande Cultural Center, Rozzano, April 7–May 20, 1990, p. 56, no. 45, ill. in catalog Bibliography S. Crespi, “Scultura come memoria” in *Gazzetta Ticinese*, Lugano, June 1982, ill. G. Cavazzini, “Tre artisti in fortezza” in *Gazzetta di Parma*, Parma, August 1985 R. Tassi “Presentazione” in “Mario Negri sculture” exhibition catalog, Parma, Galleria la Sanseverina, 1985, p. 8 G. A. Dell’Acqua “Prefazion” in “Mario Negri opere 1946-1987” exhibition catalog, Mantua, Palazzo Te, 1987, p. 17 R. Sertoli Salis “Ritorno a Tirano Mario Negri” in “Centro Valle,” Sondrio, 1988 G. Della Pergola “Mario Negri at the Besana in Milan” in “La Rocca no. 10,” May 1989, p. 58 A. Finocchi, “Mario Negri. Catalogo delle sculture” Milan, Edizioni Bolis, 1995, pp. 213, 214, no. 348, ill.