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'Geisha', a bronze and ivory figure modelled by Aubert circa 1905 - 1910
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Description
- the onyx inscribed 'Aubert'
- height 26 cm
modelled as a female with flowers in her hair, dressed in a long flowing robe in bronze with golden-bronze patina, the arms and head carved in ivory, on cream onyx base
Literature
Cf. P. Kjellberg, les Bronzes du XIXe Siècle, Paris 1989, p. 44
Catalogue Note
The sculptor of this piece can probably be identified as Antoine Pierre Aubert (Lyon 1853 - 1912) whose works were regularly exhibited at the Paris Salons between 1879 and 1911