Lot Essay
This sculpture with two figures is believed to be the only example in this configuration, which otherwise appears with a single figure or as a triple group.
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BALLETS RUSSES RARE FIGURAL GROUP, CIRCA 1925
Details
DEMETRE CHIPARUS
BALLETS RUSSES RARE FIGURAL GROUP, CIRCA 1925
patinated bronze, ivory, on marble plinth
23¾ in. (60.4 cm.) high
signed on the marble D.H.Chiparus
BALLETS RUSSES RARE FIGURAL GROUP, CIRCA 1925
patinated bronze, ivory, on marble plinth
23¾ in. (60.4 cm.) high
signed on the marble D.H.Chiparus
Literature
Alberto Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco, New York, 1993, pl. 141 (sculpture illustrated).
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