Peter Induni
Born 1883 (Circa)
Died 25 December 1943
Active: 1901 - 1940
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, marble carver
Born in Chelsea, London. His full name was Peter Guiseppe Socrates Induni. He was the son of Gottardo Induni (born c.1862 in Switzerland), sculptor and marble carver. His maternal grandfather was Angelo Castioni (born c.1834-6 in Switzerland), sculptor. His brother, Joseph Vincent Induni (c.1893-1956, born and died in London), was also a sculptor. Around 1911, Peter and his father, Gottardo, were lodging with Frank Morton Crookes (born c.1880), an ecclesiastical art metalworker. Peter attended the Royal Academy Schools at about this time (c.1913). The Indunis are credited with having carved a great deal of the work shown annually at the Royal Academy (see, for example, County Hall (1991), pp. 57-69).
According to a copy of a letter from Anne Induni to Penelope Hobhouse (30 November 1989) in the Conway Library and quoted by Cavanagh (2007), the Indunis worked on: Sir Thomas Brock's memorial to Queen Victoria (1906-14); Gilbert Bayes' frieze 'Play up! Play up! and Play the Game', Lord's Cricket ground, 1934; William Reid Dick's tomb of George V and Queen Mary, St George's Chapel, 1939 and his statue of King George V, Old Palace yard, London, 1947 (this last must have been the work of Joseph Induni because Peter died in 1943). Peter Induni also carved the Memorial to Bishop Chevasse on the back of the Bishop's throne, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, 1933.
Wealth at death: £16,239 18s. 7d.
Probate date: 19 April 1944
Locations
Address 1 Upper Cheyne Row Chelsea London | View on map
1891 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Address 52 Bloemfontein Avenue Shepherd's Bush London | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Lodging with Frank Morton Crookes, art metalworker
Address 4 Fulham Park Gardens London SW | View on map
1932 (Circa) - 1943
He was living at this address at the time of his death
Studio located at The Studio, Elysium Place London | View on map
1921 (Circa) - 1931
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1933
Exhibited once, one work (Portrait, relief, marble, cat. no. 1659)
Won prize Landseer Scholarships (Royal Academy of Arts), 1884-1950
1913
Two years
Institutional and Business Connections
Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1912 (Presumed) - 1914 (Presumed)
Awarded a second prize of £10 and bronze medal for a set of three models of a figure from the life, in 1912. See Royal Academy, 'Annual Report, 1912', (1914), p. 32. In 1913, Induni won a first prize of £15 and silver medal for a set of three models of a figure from the life, and a two year Landseer Scholarship for sculpture. See 'Annual Report, 1913', (1915), p. 30. In 1914, he was awarded a first prize silver medal for two models of a bust from the life. See 'Annual Report, 1914', (1915), p. 36.
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of Gottardo Induni
Employee of Ernest Cole
1921 (Circa)
Induni carved Cole's 'Motherhood' group intended for the Belvedere Road front for County Hall, London. However, the sculpture was rejected and never installed. (See County Hall (1991), pp. 57-69)
Friends with (Joseph) Hermon Cawthra
It is assumed the two artists were friends as Cawthra took over Induni's studio in Elysium Place in 1932 and his studio at 4 Fulham Park Gardens c.1948
Granddaughter/grandson/grandchild of Angelo Castioni
Peter's mother, Josephine was daughter of the sculptor, Angelo Castioni
Niece/nephew of P. Castioni
Sister/sibling of Joseph Vincent Induni
Tenant of Frank Morton Crookes
1911 (Circa)
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
and his father, Gottardo Induni both 'Marble Carver' sculpture worker
Occupation given in British Phone Books, 1885-1984
1921 (Circa)
'Art Marble Worker'
Sources
British Phone Books, 1885-1984
2007
Name: Peter Induni
Address: The Studio Elysium Place S.W.6
Exchange: Putney
City/Town: Putney
Directory Title: London Surnames A - Z Apr
Publication Year: 1921
Directory County: London
Page Number: 452 AND
Name: Peter Induni
Address: Studio Elysium Place S.W.6. PUTney..
Directory Title: London Surnames A - K Aug
Publication Year: 1931
Directory County: London
Page Number: 754
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 64 folio 84 page 28
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
RG13 piece 78 folio 75 page 26
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN212 RG78PN7 RD3 SD1 ED16 SN334
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Peter Induni
Death Registration Month/Year: 1943
Age at death (estimated): 55
Registration district: Fulham
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 339
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Peter Guiseppe Socrates Induni
Probate Date: 19 Apr 1944
Death Date: 25 Dec 1943
Death Place: London, England
Registry: Llandudno
Public Sculpture of South London Public Sculpture of Britain
2007
p. 441
Survey of London Monograph 17: County Hall
1991
'Architectural sculpture and decorative treatment', Survey of London Monograph 17: County Hall (1991), pp. 57-69. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=118182 Date accessed: 02 May 2011
Citing this record
'Peter Induni', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1262975501, accessed 28 Feb 2021]
