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Cold Cast Bronze SculptureTazio Nuvolari
Click images to enlarge then back to return £185.00 Free postage and packing within the UK. Artist's comment They called him "The Flying Mantuan" and "The Devil from Mantua". Some
insisted that he had a pact with the devil Height 12in/30cm Weight 5kg £185.00 Please select the correct shipping option before adding to basket Payment by cheque is accepted from within the UK only please see our Faqs pages for details.
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Peter Close Sculpture © 2010 |
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A superstitious man, he always drove with a small golden tortoise on a chain
around his neck and would often embrace a hunchback for good luck before a race.
Whatever the myths this wiry little man from Castel D'Ario was certainly
consumed with a maniacal lust to win, beating his fist on the side of his car if
he was held up by a slower driver and frequently continuing at full throttle as
a car literally disintegrated around him. It was this spirit that left a lasting
impression on Enzo Ferrari who was the team manager for Alfa Romeo at the time
of the 1935 German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Mercedes and Auto
Union were expected to dominate the race where Nuvolari was driving an "old"
Alpha. How old no one knew but Nuvolari was anxious no one got a close look at
his engine! This is the setting I have chosen for my portrait of Nuvolari, the
moments before what was probably the greatest motor race ever as he looks across
to the gleaming silver arrows expected to sweep all before them and thinks
"we'll see about that......."