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Maurice Picaud (Pico), 1929
A GILT PLASTER RELIEF
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Maurice Picaud (Pico), 1929
A GILT PLASTER RELIEF
Depicting a stylised serpentine dancer
63 x 62 cm. (including oak frame)
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Lot Essay
The present lot is a smaller version of the dance motive created by sculptor Pico in 1929 for the new Art Deco facade of the famous Folies-Bergères in Paris. Dancer Lila Nikolska posed for the sculpture.