After of Demeter Haralam Chiparus

After DEMETER HARALAM CHIPARUS (Romania, 1886 - France, 1947); Edition 1930s.
"Lady with goat".
Marble bronze and bakelite.
Size: 43 x 48 x 16 cm; 48 x 60,5 x 16 cm (with base).
Round sculpture representing a young lady accompanied by a small goat that bites one of the bunches of flowers that the young lady is holding in her hands. The image exudes great candour due to the gentleness of the subject and the girl's youth, as well as the completely anecdotal and idealised gesture.
The piece is inspired by the works of the renowned sculptor Chiparus, born in Dorohoi, Romania, Chiparus is today the most appreciated sculptor of the Art Deco period. He began his training in 1909 in Italy, where he was taught by the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. In 1912 he moved to Paris and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he was taught by Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. Chiparus exhibited his first works in the realist style at the Paris Salon of 1914. Even then he used a combination of materials, bronze and ivory, which was to become a frequent feature of his work from then on. A sculptor in the Art Deco style, he produced his best works between 1914 and 1933. His sculptures were admired for their brilliant decorative effect and originality, as well as for the attractiveness of their subjects. Chiparus was inspired by Russian ballets, French theatre and early cinematographic films to create his personal, stylised and elegant figures with graceful movement and dynamic composition. Another of his main influences was ancient Egypt, following the discovery and excavation of the tomb of Tuntankhamon. Throughout his career he exhibited only occasionally at the Paris Salon, and during the Second World War he was forced to interrupt his production. By the early 1940s his work had virtually no audience, but the artist continued to sculpt for himself, producing animal figures in the Art Deco style. In 1942 and 1943 Chiparus exhibited his sculptures "Polar Bear", "American Bison" and "Pelican" at the Salon. Dimitri Chiparus is currently represented in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Musée d'Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis in Salamanca, among others, as well as in prominent private collections around the world.

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