An excellent French early 20th Century cold painted gilt and enamel bronze figure of a ballet dancer modelled 'en pointe' dressed in full costume with wonderful pink and golden colour raised on circular columnal base & signed
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 31 cm
Depth: 9 cm
Width: 11 cm
Condition: Excellent with minor scuffs to surface colour
Circa: 1920
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze & Marble
Book Ref: Art Deco & Other Figures by Bryan Catley
SKU: 8606
ABOUT
Paul Philippe
Paul Philippe (Polish, 1870 ~ 1930) Born in Thorn in Poland, He became a pupil of Antonin Larroux when he moved to Paris. He exhibited with success at all the French salons. Philippe worked in both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles; working in bronze, bronze and ivory and pure ivory his figures are sought after worldwide by collectors. Amongst his most recognised works are Le Reveil – the Awakening, Ballet Dancer and ‘Radha’
The Art Deco Period: although derives its name from the great 1925 Paris Exhibition, ‘’, the term is now generally applied to the typical artistic productions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It might best be characterised as an attempt to unite arts with industry, embracing the machine age and repudiating the old antithesis of ‘Fine’ and ‘Industrial’ art. The sources of the Art Deco movement include Egyptian and Mayan Art, Cubisim, Fauvism and Expressionism, heavily influencing the chief force underlying all Art Deco with the emphasis upon geometric patterns.
