20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculpture White Alabaster Woman Carryng Water

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About the Item

A very beautiful and impressive sculpture portraying a woman that is carryng water; the style and the details of the sculpture is a classical example of art Déco, some decorations and some dressing accents show influences of the exotic area as an ideal point of union from Paris, and the Mediterranean area, some important Egyptian signs for example can sounds as that something that wasn't be won by arm or war could be won with art. Art Deco, sometimes referred to as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. Art Deco influenced the design of buildings, furniture, jewelry, fashion, cars, movie theatres, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. It took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris in 1925. It combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. Art Deco was a pastiche of many different styles, sometimes contradictory, united by a desire to be modern. From its outset, Art Deco was influenced by the bold geometric forms of Cubism; the bright colors of Fauvism and of the Ballets Russes; the updated craftsmanship of the furniture of the eras of Louis Philippe I and Louis XVI; and the exotic styles of China and Japan, India, Persia, ancient Egypt and Maya art. It featured rare and expensive materials, such as ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship. The Chrysler Building and other skyscrapers of New York built during the 1920s and 1930s are monuments of the Art Deco style. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the Art Deco style became more subdued. New materials arrived, including chrome plating, stainless steel, and plastic. A sleeker form of the style, called Streamline Moderne, appeared in the 1930s; it featured curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces.[4] Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles, but its dominance ended with the beginning of World War II and the rise of the strictly functional and unadorned styles of modern architecture and the International Style of architecture that followed.

Dimensions:
Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 5.91 in (15 cm)Depth: 7.49 in (19 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Alabaster,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
After 1900
Condition:
Minor losses.
Seller Location:
Roma, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2433315362572