Description: From a clean, smoke, and pet-FREE home.Demetre Chiparus Bronze Art Deco Dancer with Scarf Sculpture 1920s Black Onyx Base.Signed at base: D.H. Chiparus.Excellent vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. Please view photos as they are part of the description.Approximate dimensions: 15.75" tall 17" including base x 6.75" wide x 5.25" deep.Weight: 13 lbs. and 4 oz. Born in Dorohoi, Romania, Chiparus is currently the most appreciated sculptor of the Art Deco period. He began his training in 1909 in Italy, where he was taught by the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. In 1912 he moved to Paris and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where his teachers were Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. Chiparus exhibited his first works, in a realistic style, at the Paris Salon of 1914. He already used a combination of materials, bronze and ivory, which from then on would be frequent in his production. A sculptor in the Art Deco style, he produced his best works between 1914 and 1933. His sculptures were admired for their brilliant decorative effect and originality, as well as for the attractiveness of their subjects. Chiparus was inspired by Russian ballets, French theater and early motion pictures to create his personal figures, stylized and elegant, with graceful movement and dynamic composition. Another of his main influences was ancient Egypt, following the discovery and excavation of the tomb of Tuntankhamon. Throughout his career he exhibited only occasionally at the Paris Salon, and during World War II he was forced to interrupt his production. By the early 1940s his work had virtually no audience, but the artist continued to sculpt for himself, producing animal figures in the Art Deco style. In 1942 and 1943, Chiparus exhibited his sculptures "Polar Bear", "American Bison" and "Pelican" at the Salon. Demetre Chiparus is currently represented in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Musée d'Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis in Salamanca, among others, as well as in prominent private collections around the world.
Price: 1389.99 USD
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
End Time: 2024-03-01T22:17:35.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Type: Sculpture
Year of Production: 1920
Format: Statue
Size: Medium
Style: Art Deco
Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
Material: Bronze
Production Technique: Bronze Casting
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Subject: Dancing, Figures, Women
