Chiparus & the Ballets Russes: Twelve Masterworks from an Important Private Collection

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Lot 10
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Demeter Chiparus

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Demeter Chiparus
  • Danseuse Moderne

  • base engraved Chiparus

  • cold-painted, parcel-gilt and silvered bronze; carved and tinted ivory; on an onyx base
  • 23 1/4 x 13 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (59.1 x 33.3 x 14.9 cm)
  • edited by Etling, Paris

Provenance

Frederic M. Babbish Collection

Exhibited

A Private Collection of Art Deco Chryselephantine Sculpture, Sotheby’s, New York, July 17-August 25, 1995

Literature

Alberto Shayo, Chiparus:  Master of Art Deco, New York, 1993, p. 171, pl. 102

Catalogue Note

Contrary to Chiparus' repertoire of iconic dancers, Danseuse Moderne is more reminescent of a fashion plate in her pose and costume.  Her tiered skirt and bathing cap have been altered from contemporary sources to evoke the spirit of a bona-fide "flapper" of the period.