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Demetre Chiparus Romanian Art Deco sculptor22

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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Demetre Chiparus Romanian Art Deco sculptor22

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  2. 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.

  3. Chiparus’ famous “Les Girls” sculpture was edited in three different variations, including a single figure, a three-figure group, and a rare and ambitious five-figure group Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  4. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Price realised 434,500 USD)

  5. each model displays different patina colors in brilliant green or dark brown cat suits, as well as one unusual multi-colored variant Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Price realised 434,500 USD)

  6. Initially executed in plasteline, great attention was given to detail.  The body-tight costumes which seem identical yet are all different from each other. Variations in size in the oeuvre of Chiparus are not new.  However this model in this smaller size comes closer to a jewel than a sculpture

  7. Demétre H. Chiparus Les Girls Bronze

  8. Demétre H. Chiparus Les Girls Bronze

  9. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Bronze)

  10. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  11. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  12. Demétre H. Chiparus - Les Girls

  13. Demétre H. Chiparus Les Girls

  14. In 1924 the Olympic Games were held in the city.  The franc was undervalued.  All this brought throngs of visitors to Paris.  They came from all corners of the world including America.   They eagerly embraced the city to see the sights and plunge into shopping extravaganzas. All were ready to be entertained.  Ballets performances and the vaudeville revues were at full capacity Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Price realised 552,750 EUR)

  15. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Price realised 552,750 EUR)

  16. In 1909 the Ballets Russes had descended on the city from St. Petersburg with a talented troupe of dancers, musicians, decorators and costumes.  For the next twenty years they staged outlandish performances the likes of which had never been seen  Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Price realised 552,750 EUR)

  17. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls The Art Deco Museum Moscow

  18. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls The Art Deco Museum Moscow

  19. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  20. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  21. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  22. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  23. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls (Price realised £ 224,500 )

  24. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  25. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  26. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Les Girls

  27. The plethora of chorus line acts that populated Paris music halls and nightclubs in the 1920s achieved their effects through precision dance routines, though they trafficked in the same exotic themes as the Ballet Russes spectacles that inspired Chiparus the decade before.  Chiparus’ “Les Girls” most likely draws from both of these acts.  Like Léon Bakst’s ballerinas Chiparus’ figures are clothed in their own nudity.  Their costumes disclose Paris’ new-found fascination with the body and its expressing moving form.  Patio Chico desde la Casa Lis (Salamanca)

  28. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Solo

  29. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Solo

  30. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Solo

  31. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Solo

  32. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Solo

  33. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale

  34. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale (Proposée à 1 500 euros sur le site leboncoin.fr, s’est envolée à plus de 55 000 euros lors d’une vente aux enchères organisée le 18 juillet 2020 à l’Hôtel des ventes de Pau)

  35. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale (Price realised USD 290,500)

  36. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale (Price realised USD 290,500)

  37. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale

  38. The circa 1925 sculpture depicts members of the Ballet Russes taking a curtain call. The male figure is believed to be modelled on VaslavNijinksy - one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nijinsky joined the Russian ballet in 1898, aged just nine. In 1909, he joined the Ballet Russes, and became the lover of founder Sergey Dhiagilev - who made him a star on the international stage

  39. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale (Price realised £ 290,500)

  40. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale

  41. Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale Demétre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) Finale

  42. The Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and performed until his death in 1929. It created a sensation in Western Europe because of the great vitality of Russian ballet compared to French dance and penetrated every facet of entertainment. The great Paris music halls, the FoliesBergère, the Casino de Paris, the Moulin Rouge and others put on spectacular shows inspired by the Ballet Russes

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