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"African Figures", Important Art Deco Sculptures, France, for Printz Interior

$10,000per set
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£7,679.04per set
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€8,809.07per set
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CA$14,051.17per set
CA$17,563.97per set20% Off
A$15,736.43per set
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CHF 8,211.01per set
CHF 10,263.76per set20% Off
MX$192,213.70per set
MX$240,267.12per set20% Off
NOK 104,467.94per set
NOK 130,584.93per set20% Off
SEK 98,473.55per set
SEK 123,091.94per set20% Off
DKK 65,740.99per set
DKK 82,176.24per set20% Off

About the Item

Representing the fascination that so many French and Belgian sculptors had in the people of the colonies established by their nations in West and Central Africa, culminating in the exposition colonial Internationale held in Paris in 1931, this gorgeous and sensitive depiction of nude and seminude figures from the Cote d'Ivoire were sculpted by Jean-Marie Camus. The nude male figure is playing a traditional three-part drum, and the semi-nude female figure is balancing a large bunch of bananas on her head. Beautifully sculpted and finished in an espresso-hued paint, the pair was sculpted for an important home designed by Euge'ne Printz and were originally sold by Christie's years ago.
  • Creator:
    Jean Camus (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Plaster,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1926
  • Condition:
    Minor losses to painted finish.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU86513611042

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