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Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947) was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France. Chiparus is remembered as one of the most important artists of the Art Deco era. He employed the combination of bronze and ivory, called chryselephantine, to great effect.
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Demétre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947), is perhaps the most famous proponent of Bronze and Ivory Art Deco figurines and certainly one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco period. His sculptures are admired for their elegance and style and are much sought after by Art Deco collectors. His sculptures are characterised by exquisite modeling of the female form, combining highly decorative and elaborate details with stunning touches of Art Deco style.
1925 Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris the origin of the term Art Deco Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria was one of the most famous and refined of his works. Almeria is probably one of the three most desirable figurines by Chiparus for the collector and is very rare at auctions. Almeria is believed to be modeled after Bronislava Nijinska, the ballerina, choreographer and ballet master, who was a member of the Sergei Diaghilev's Russian Ballet company and the sister of his former friend Vaslav Nijinsky. Her image is one of the most refined and visually dramatic studies of Chiparus. It was her figure to have embodied the plasticity and drama of avant-garde dance in perfection
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 265,250)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 265,250)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 265,250)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 218,500)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 218,500)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 218,500)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised £ 218,500)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Almeria (Price realised 220,000 EUR)
Sadko and 'Etoile De Mer' Her character is taken from the Ballets Russes production of 'The Kingdom Under the Sea' first staged in Paris in 1911, which in turn was based on the opera 'Sadko' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. With revolutionary costume and set design by Boris Anisfeld and Leon Bakst and choreography by Michel Folkine, it both delighted and shocked audiences with its underwater exoticism on stage. Dancers wore tight fitting costumes made from metallic lame over ultramarine silk allowing them the freedom to interpret the fluid movement of water and the shimmer and iridescence of marine creatures. Starfish ('Etoile de Mer')is one of Chiparus's most iconic sculptures and depicts Princess Volkova as she emerges from the sea with starfishes clinging to her leotard, standing on her toes with her arms raised and intertwined. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Starfish (Price realised EUR 144,000)
In 1911 the underwater kingdom scene of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera 'Sadko' in Paris was presented by the Ballets Russes. The hero of this opera is rescued by a sea princess. The underwater kingdom demonstrated possibilities for a new underwater exoticism to accompany the emerging sport of synchronised swimming. The sleek pose and crossed hands of 'Etoile de Mer' evoke her attempt to return to earth with Sadko (Price realised GBP 118,750)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Starfish (Price realised GBP 33,750) (Price realised GBP 68,500)
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Starfish (Price realised 56.250 USD)
The dress in ‘Starfish Girl’ exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish’s dress from the ballet ‘Underwater kingdom’ by Lev Annensky Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Starfish
The dancer emerges from the depths of the sea with starfishes clinging to her leotard, a leotard known for its unique 'petroleum' colour patina which is present in this example Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Starfish
Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Starfish Present in this example is a base created with a variety of onyxes and marble; the base can be considered a sculpture in itself, which together with the figure create one of the most iconic sculptures Chiparus ever created in his long and varied career
Text & Pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2020 Sound: Sadko - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Introduction(The Blue Ocean Sea); Galina Vishnevskaya sings Volkhova; Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Gorat Kamennyi;
Art Deco originated as a style in 1908 — 1912, and reached its peak between 1925 and 1935 years. The term itself comes from the name of the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Crafts of 1925 year (Exposition Internationale des Art Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes). But, as a term of artistic style, it was mentioned in 1966 year, after the Exhibition revival in Paris. Art Deco is appeared by the influence of Art Nouveau, Cubism and Bauhaus on the one hand, and, the Ancient Art of Egypt, East, Africa and America on the other hand. Art Deco combined the neoclassical style and smoothness, gracefulness and playfulness, monumentality and elegance at the same time. The representatives of this style ignored the mass industrial production of goods, they stood for the exclusive manufacture of objects. In the manufacture of products they used valuable and expensive materials such as snakeskin, ivory, bronze, crystals, exotic wood. The favorite forms were geometric patterns of six-, eight-squares, ovals and circles, triangles and rhombuses. They also widely used plant forms of recently distributed Art Nouveau, various quotes from classicism, but also borrowings from Egyptian, African and other Exotic cultures. Thus, Art Deco can distinguish many styles: elegant, classic, expressive, exotic, and various modernist versions. The cultural movement based on Egyptian themes is often referred to as Orientalism. The terms covers a great deal, from the 'Japonisme' that provided motifs and colour schemes for Art Nouveau designs to the vivid colours and exotic form adopted by Parisian fashion designers like Poiret. A great measure of the Ballets Russes's success is attributed to its 'Orientalist' colours, costumes and even story lines. Diaghilev, ever the shrewd businessman, recognised the force of this appeal. In his early Paris seasons, he had offered ballets from the classic repertoire, such as 'Gaselle' and 'Les Sylphised', but soon abandoned these in favour of works with a clearly Orientalist theme. Many of the Chiparus bronze figures show the influence of Orientalism, whether it be in their costumes and jewellery, their headgear, or their poses. Often the titles of his pieces bear witness to a direct Oriental influence.
