Little Clown, height 22 cm, Demeter Chiparus, patinated bronze, ivory, marble.
Demétre Chiparus (1886-1947) Romanian sculptor, studied in Italy with the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, and from 1912 he lived and worked in Paris. His first works are a table sculpture depicting children. But the real success came to him in the 1920s. His images of ballerinas, dancers and beautiful women of their time have become a true embodiment and symbol of Art Deco style.
Children under an umbrella, Demeter Chiparus, patinated bronze, ivory, marble.
Chiparus created his masterpieces from bronze and ivory, using natural stone, patination and cold coloring in decoration. Ideas for sculpture from this period are inspired by the general fascination of Paris with Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and the art of Egypt. Some sculptures have a portrait resemblance to Vaslav Nijinsky and Ida Rubinstein.
World War II dealt a blow to all art forms. From the beginning of the 1940s Chiparus did not sell almost any of his models. In the 70s of the XX century, on the wave of a new interest in the Art Deco style, his name was rediscovered, and his work became an inspiration and a starting point for the sculptors of the new time.
Children playing balls, height 19.5 cm, ilded bronze, ivory, onyx. A humorous touch – the gate is decorated in the form of Pierrot’s head.Girl with a goose, Demétre Chiparus. Height 20 cm, gilded bronze, cold staining, ivory, onyx.Blind Man’s Bluff, height 20 cm, gilded bronze, ivory, onyx.Cloak with a hood, height 18.5 cm, gilded bronze, cold staining, ivory, marble.Lazzaroni, height 22 cm, gilded bronze, cold staining, ivory, marble. Lazzaroni – the so-called poor in southern Italy.Boy with an umbrella, height 23 cm, gilded and silvered bronze, ivory, marble.Girl in a cloche hat, height 23 cm, patinated bronze, ivory, marble.Two children’s figurines – Georges Omert and Demeter Chiparus, gilded and silvered bronze, ivory, marble.Figurine of a running boy, height 17 cm, patinated bronze, ivory, marble.Figurine of a girl in a hat and coat, height 19 cm, gilded bronze, ivory, marble.Children playing skittles, patinated bronze, ivory, onyx.Girls, height 21 cm, patinated bronze, ivory, onyx.Semiramide, height 26 cm, gilded, silvered and patinated bronze, cold staining, ivory, onyx.Salome, gilded, silvered and patinated bronze, cold staining, ivory, onyx.Cleopatra, patinated bronze, marble.Flamingo Friends, height 38.5 cm, gilded bronze, ivory, marble.Water carrier, height 38.5 cm, bronze, black and white marble.
