Posted 1 year ago
Jazzres
(26 items)
Most remarkable. At first i appraised it at 5000-7000$. A bit more research suggests that it could be worth 10x that price. Let me know your thoughts. Its heavy with marble base. Was unable to find an example with exact likeness. Ebay has one similar in marble bass for https://www.ebay.com/itm/285440420881?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=5RuhAVYvQ5m&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=wzRjTQkoRAi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Wow!
Jazzres, Beautiful.
This looks like a twin:
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Bronze sculpture, after Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (French, 1886-1947). Titled, "Footsteps." An Art Deco dancer in Orientalist style uniform. Mounted on onyx and marble plinth. No apparent signature.
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https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/bronze-dancer-sculpture-after-demetre-h-chiparus-269-c-01743798db
This one looks like a near-twin:
https://www.proantic.com/en/590293-statue-depoque-art-deco.html
Hmmm, this one has a different base, but is described as being signed:
https://bronzesignemarbre.com/en/signed-art-deco-chiparus-ventre-bronze-dancer-marble-sculpture-statue-figure.php
Keramikos. Thanks for sharing your finds. Interesting research on some opulent eye candy. At first i thought these were in the category called cold painted austrian bronze figures bur learned that this was more of a thing of ivory and bronze. Here is an awesome documentary - https://youtu.be/PCbQyqyDqSU?si=L7VUt4aaJGKs8S6G
Jazzres, I just thought I'd follow up a bit more.
Your figurine is beautiful; however, I suspect that, like one of the ones I linked earlier, it's not a genuine Chiparus, but rather an "after Chiparus" copy. Almost all of Chiparus' works are signed and have the mark of the foundry was well.
Here's one sold by Christies:
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DEMETRE H. CHIPARUS (1886-1947)
'Footsteps' A Patinated Bronze and Ivory Figure, circa 1928**
on onyx base, edited by Etling
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
base marked DH Chiparus and Etling Paris
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cf. A. Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, New York, 1999, p. 158, pl. 89. V. Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 65.
B. Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1978, p. 99.
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https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5085978
Here's that 1999 edition of the Shayo book cited:
https://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780789205735/
There are numerous editions of the book, but they're all kind of spendy, so you might want to see if you can get your hands on a copy through the interlibary loan system:
https://search.worldcat.org/
Jazzres, the documentary was very interesting! Thanks for posting this beautiful lady!
I want her!!!