Affortunato Gori, also known as Fortunato Gory, was an Italian sculptor active from approximately 1895 to 1925.
Born in Florence, Italy, he trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti under Augusto Rivalta. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gori moved to Paris to pursue his artistic career. There he continued his studies with the French sculptor Victorien-Antoine Bastet and began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1902, with participations in 1904, 1905, 1912, 1914, and 1923, among others.
Gori was known for his decorative female figures and busts, often made from a combination of materials such as marble, alabaster, ivory, and bronze.
His early work showed influences from the neoclassical Italian style, particularly in small-scale nudes. Later in his career he turned to the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, creating female busts with marble or alabaster heads, often combined with bronze draperies and headdresses.
Gori's oeuvre is appreciated for its refined combination of different materials and elegant depiction of female forms. His works are held in both private collections and public institutions, including the Musée du Château Dufresne in Canada and the Musée Louis Senlecq in France.
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Affortunato Gori died in Paris in 1925, but his art remains admired and collected by sculpture enthusiasts worldwide.
