'BALANCING', A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE
'BALANCING', A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY FERDINAND PREISS, 1930S

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'BALANCING', A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE
CAST FROM THE MODEL BY FERDINAND PREISS, 1930s
The female dancer in diamond-patterned leotard and tights, with fabric draped from her hand, gilt and cold-painted with metallic brown and green, arching her back and balancing a ball on the back of her hand, green onyx base
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
Signed in the maquette F.PREISS.

Lot Essay

Cf: Victor Arwas, op. cit., pp. 168-169
See also: Bryan Catley, op. cit., p. 273

Several of the figures depict known performers (see lot 8) but the majority refer to contemporary trends in general, such as athletic dance performances incorporating balls or hoops, as seen in the period photograph of Georgia Graves, one of many who performed in this vein during the 20s and 30s.

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