Lot Essay
Dancers were typical subjects of Art Deco sculpture. The stylised angularity of this figure shows the influence of Cubism.
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Details
A SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE
CAST FROM A MODEL BY M.BOURAINE, 1920s
modelled as a ballerina poised on tiptoe with arms outstretched and wearing circle-shaped skirt, on globular white onyx and circular stepped onyx base, engraved '84' in bronze (repair)
16in. (41cm.) high
CAST FROM A MODEL BY M.BOURAINE, 1920s
modelled as a ballerina poised on tiptoe with arms outstretched and wearing circle-shaped skirt, on globular white onyx and circular stepped onyx base, engraved '84' in bronze (repair)
16in. (41cm.) high
Literature
C.f. Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, 1978, p.57 for illustration of a similar figure