'FINALE', A BRONZE AND IVORY GROUP

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY DEMETRE CHIPARUS, 1920S

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'FINALE', A BRONZE AND IVORY GROUP
CAST FROM THE MODEL BY DEMETRE CHIPARUS, 1920S
The central male dancer in elaborate silvered, gilt and cold-painted costume flanked by female dancers in silvered, gilt and cold-painted dresses with flared skirts, the trio standing on tip-toe with arms outstretched, meeting in V-shapes, elaborate brown and white onyx base
16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high
Base engraved Chiparus

Lot Essay

Cf: Victor Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 34
See also: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, Woodbridge, 1978, p. 94; F. M. Ricci (ed.), Isadora Duncan, Paris, 1979, pp. 168-169 and Alberto Shayo, Chiparus. Master of Art Deco, New York, 1993, p. 145, pl. 76

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