Description

Art Deco Bronze by Demetre Chiparus ‘Starfish Dancer 2’

Impressive and mesmerizing Art Deco Bronze – est. 1920’s

Not signed but is definitely a Demetre Chiparus bronze

Most probably an illegal copy of the Starfish series

Specifications

✓ This is a large 65 cm high and heavy bronze statue, 7,400 KG

✓ Dark grey (anthracite) patina finishing on marble base

✓ Very detailed handcrafted work i.e. bodysuit, face, hands, etc.

✓ Excellent condition – no wear and tear

Information on this Starfish 2 statue

The beautiful dancer walks gracefully towards her audience, on tiptoes, with both arms raised with hands nimbly hanging. Her finely detailed bodysuit, glimmering with beads, shows the contours of her womanly frame. A smiling face is adorned with a beaded cap making her an alluring attraction from head to toe. The sculpture is handmade bronze molded using the ancient method of lost wax casting and stained with a dark grey (anthracite) patina. It is mounted upon a black marble base.

There have been 6 different versions of the Starfish Dancer, the first one with arms high up and hands entangled, the second one which is one sale here, the third one with arms more open and hands directed sidewards a fourth, fifth, and sixth version with ivory face, hands and differing cold cast painting on parts of the body (petrol blue, silver, aquamarine green/blue).

Due to the absence of a signature, this statue will be put at an extremely low price (80% lower than signed copies)

Information on Art Deco

Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s and into the World War II era.

The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion, and jewelry, as well as the visual arts such as painting, graphic arts, and film.

The term “Art Deco” was first used widely in 1926, after an exhibition in Paris, ‘Les Années 25’ sub-titled Art Deco celebrating the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) that was the culmination of Style Moderne in Paris.

At its best, art deco represented elegance, glamour, functionality, and modernity. Art deco’s linear symmetry was a distinct departure from the flowing asymmetrical organic curves of its predecessor style Art Nouveau.

It embraced influences from many different styles of the early twentieth century, including neoclassical, constructivism, cubism, modernism, and futurism, and drew inspiration from ancient Egyptian and Aztec forms. Although many design movements have political or philosophical beginnings or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative.