ALFREDO PINA (ITALIAN, 1883-1969): A BRONZE STUDY OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN AND CHILD CAST BY SUSSE FRERES, PARIS the seated woman with the child laying on her legs, on a rectangular integral base signed 'Pina' and with foundry mark 'Susse Frs. Eds. Paris Cire Perdue' stamped 'BRONZE', raised on an ebonised plinth, the bronze 17cm high x 17.5cm wide Alfredo Pina was a pupil of Auguste Rodin and is perhaps best known for his portrait busts of Beethoven, Wagner and Victor Hugo. Susse Freres were arguably the best bronze foundry in Paris during the early years of the 20th century.