Demetre CHIPARUS (1886-1947) "Damascene" Ivory and bronze chryselephantine sculpture, circa 1925

Lot 630 - Demetre CHIPARUS (1886-1947) "Damascene" Chryselephantine subject, her dress with green patina and geometric motifs enhanced with pearls, bronze with three patinas and ivory, pink onyx base, circa 1925. Signed on the base. A CITES certificate will be provided. (Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947) was born in Dorohoi, Romania. In 1909, he left for Italy where he studied with Raffaello Romanelli. In 1912, he moved to Paris to perfect his art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under the guidance of Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. Chiparus is best known for his bronze and ivory sculptures, known as chryselephantines, depicting exotic dancers, mounted on pedestals of ribboned onyx or portor marble. Chiparus exhibited at the Salon in 1914, where he was awarded an honourable medal. He opened his own studio after the war and exhibited regularly at the salons. Most of his works were produced between 1914 and 1933. In the 1920s, Demetre Chiparus drew inspiration for his sculptures from excavations in Egypt, particularly the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. His work was also inspired by Russian ballets and French theatre.)