"Dh Chiparus "beach Dancer""
SUPERB AND VERY RARE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY DEMETER H CHIPARUS CIRCA 1930. IT REPRESENTS A SEATED EGYPTIAN BATHER. SILVER AND GOLDEN PATINA, BROWN ONYX BASE, ENHANCED WITH THREE GREEN ONYX BARS. SIGNED CHIPARUS AND N°5, ON THE STATUE. ANCIENT CAST IRON. LENGTH: 43 CM HEIGHT: 35.5 CM DEPTH: 14.5 CM DEMETER CHIPARUS IS THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SCULPTOR OF THE ART DECO PERIOD. THIS MODEL IS LISTED IN ALBERTO SHAYO'S BOOK "CHIPARUS MASTER OF ART DECO" ON PAGE 183. THIS SCULPTURE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN TWO SIZES, THIS IS THE SMALLEST, BUT THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND. VERY GOOD STATE.