Art Deco Bronze After Demetre Haralamb Chiparus ( 1886 - 1947 )

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• Lot Description
  Chiparus, Born in Romania, would move to Italy in 1909 to study under Raffaello Romanelli, a master of renown. In 1912 he would travel to Paris to study at the famous school of fine Arts. By 1914, Chiparus was producing sculpture in the realistic style, keying on an ancient Greek style called Chryselephantine. In his case, the merger of bronze and ivory. As Edgar Degas, Chiparus was influenced by ballet. Sergei Diaghilev, a Russian ballet impresario,would start a company in Paris in 1909 called the Ballet Russes, which featured costumes based on traditional Russian dress. Tight fitting highly decorated bodices, with oversized flowing skirts, as well as all types of colorful costumes. A departure from the traditional, Diaghilev would have a tremendous effect on 20th century theatre, art and fashion. Chiparus picked up on the Russian influence, which would be synonymous with his most important works during the early Art Deco period, as well as gathering inspiration from early motion picture characters and Egyptian art. This example in bronze is a representation of one of Chiparus's dancers, frozen in the moment of the execution of a performance. The art has been silver plated and mounted to a diminutive marble base. Chiparus's art received many different surfaces, including silver plating. This example features silver plating over the bronze, a finish not widely employed, but can be found in general use from 1860 to about 1930. A faint engraved signature is present. Weighs approximately 20 pounds.

  Condition

  Good overall, some localized softness in the plating, mostly on the rectangular cast base.