Art Deco Clock by the Sculptor Demetre Chiparus

Name: Art Deco Clock by the Sculptor Demetre Chiparus
Brand: Demetre Chiparus
Price: 3760.23 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

A marble French Art Deco Clock, by the highly regarded Sculptor Demetre Chipurus (unsigned). Other examples of these signed figures exist, as shown in some of the images. Two young girls, hold each other as they peer cautiously at a marabou bird. The figures in spelter. Neighbourhood children often posed for Chiparus, at his atelier in the Barrault, Paris. It is recorded, ‘they were the least expensive models of all, content with a few sweets’. The end result was a series of sentimental and sometimes amusing pieces, known as ‘The Children Series’. These were early works before he developed his dazzling sculptures of young dancers, which were to become his trademark. To the centre a square chrome dial and bezel, with good black Art Deco numerals and hands. The dial signed Le Roux Quimper. A chrome diamond shaped pendulum hangs beneath. As with all our clocks, it has been professionally cleaned and serviced by a qualified horologist. The clock in overall very good condition.

Creator:

Demetre Chiparus (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)Depth: 5.71 in (14.5 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Marble

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1930-1939

Date of Manufacture:

1930

Condition:

Repaired: As with all our clocks, it has been professionally cleaned and serviced by a qualified horologist. Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Lee-On-The-Solent, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: PAD07241stDibs: LU8179233390362

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Demetre Chiparus

Romanian sculptor Demetre Chiparus — who is sometimes referred to as Dumitru Chiparus or Dimitri Chiparus — was a renowned Art Deco-era artist most often associated with realism. He initially created sculptures that featured small children. As his work began to mature, he continued to create figurative sculptures but shifted his focus, and his output was marked by an appreciation for the lithe female form — a popular subject during the 1920s. Chiparus was later known for his animal sculptures, too.

Chiparus lived comfortably as an artist owing in part to his family fortune. At the age of 23, he moved to Italy and began his formal art and sculpting studies under Italian sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. Following his time in Italy, he moved to Paris where he attended L'École des Beaux-Arts. He studied under sculptors Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. He was inspired by the Russian Ballet, French theater and early motion pictures.

Though he wouldn’t sell many of his pieces during his lifetime, Chiparus was well known for his bright and colorful busts and sculptures featuring dancing ladies. He was equally inspired by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb — a common influence for designers and artists of the Art Deco era — which is obvious in his references to Egyptian themes in his decorative objects and other realist works.

Chiparus worked with a combination of ivory and bronze to create chryselephantine sculptures, a method and type of sculpture that was particularly popular during the Archaic period. The bases of his pieces were typically made of marble or onyx and he adorned his life-like subjects with vibrant enamel that lent a touch of whimsicality to his art.

Chiparus exhibited his works at the Salon of 1914 and lived in Paris until his death. A range of his sculptures is held in the permanent collection of the Museo Art Nouveau and Art Deco in Spain.

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