A chryselephantine figure "Etoile de mer" (Starfish), circa 1928 - photo 1
A chryselephantine figure "Etoile de mer" (Starfish), circa 1928 - photo 2
A chryselephantine figure "Etoile de mer" (Starfish), circa 1928 - photo 3
A chryselephantine figure "Etoile de mer" (Starfish), circa 1928 - photo 4

A chryselephantine figure "Etoile de mer" (Starfish), circa 1928

Lot 85
25.09.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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€ 52 000
AuctioneerKunstauktionshaus Neumeister
Event locationGermany, München
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ID 1293398
Lot 85 | A chryselephantine figure "Etoile de mer" (Starfish), circa 1928
Estimate value
€ 50 000 – 55 000
Demètre H. Chiparus
Bronze, dark patinated. Partly polished. Face and hands ivory. Brown onyx base, inscribed D. H. Chiparus (engraved). Fingers restored. Height 72 cm.

Bei dieser Figur wie auch der Folgenden ließ sich Chiparus in seiner Darstellung gerne von Magazinen und Aufführungen wie die der Folies Bergère und des Moulin Rouge künstlerisch beeinflussen. Die elegente und selbstbewußte Haltung der "etoile de mer" zeugt aber auch von einer neuen gesellschaftlichen Stellung der Frau in den 1920/1930er Jahren.

An EC certificate from the Department for Climate and Environmental Protection of the State Capital of Munich is available, which allows the sale of objects with ivory within the European Union.

provenance: Hohenhaus Manor, formerly Hohes Haus Wine Castle, Dresden/Radebeul.

Literatur: Shayo, Alberto, Chiparus, master of Art Deco, New York 1999, page 152.- Catley, Bryan, Woodbridge 1898, page 83.- Berman, Harold, Chicago 1977, volume 2, number 1593.
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