Lot 2596
A Chiparus-Style Bronze and Ivory Sculpture of Salome. A copy after Chiparus of one of his more celebrated works, La Danseuse Salomé. Stepping delicately forward, balanced on the tips of her toes, she stretches and arches with a feline grace that her filmy garments serve only to accentuate her sexual allure -- an enticement that would cost John the Baptist his head. The cast bronze well detailed, and patinated to a warm hazel or walnut brown. Her head and feet are hand-carved in ivory, and finely so. The whole figure on a richly textured alabaster onyx base. Figure height: 13-3/4"; Overall height: 18-3/4".
Dimitri Chiparus (1886 - 1947). Born in Romania, Dimitri Chiparus immigrated to Paris, where he studied under Mercier and Jean Boucher. Chiparus was an extremely prolific artist, producing a wide variety of mainly small-scale figures. These were executed generally either all in bronze, or in a combination of bronze and ivory (chryselephantine), with some editions occurring occasionally in more than one size. His last recorded exhibit was in 1939. Although his feminine figures and dancers made his reputation, making his one of the names synonymous with the term Art Deco, he also produced a vast array of sculptures of children. He died in Paris, in 1947.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200.
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