Presented here is an aluminum relief sculpture, titled Orrente I, by British-Canadian artist Gino Lorcini. The museum-quality work dates from 1968 and measures 23”x23”x2.5” (58.5x58.5x6.4cm). Lorcini’s work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions since the early 1960s. His sculptures are included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the National Arts Centre and the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.
Born in Plymouth, England of Italian descent, Gino Lorcini grew up in Edinburgh. In 1940, he joined the British Army and, during the war years, became a “Sunday painter”. After the war, he immigrated to Canada and settled in Toronto, where he worked at a variety of jobs while studying art part-time. In 1952, he moved to Montreal and studied at the Museum of Fine Arts with Arthur Lismer. It was during this latter period that his interest in sculpture became dominant.
The b/w photograph by Sam Tata shows the artist in his Montreal studio in 1968 (photo is not included in the sale).