Ignacio Gallo, Dancing with Satyr, Spanish Art Deco Silvered Bronze, circa 1920s

Ignacio Gallo was born in Valladolid, Spain in the 19th century. He worked from 1910–35 specialising in statuettes of bathers, dancers, nudes and pagan goddesses. While working in Paris in the mid to late 1920s, he created the piece of two women dancing. Gallo’s creations in bronze were made at the Marcel Guillemard Foundry which has an interesting history of its own. Guillemard worked first with Andre Fau in the early 20s until they ended their partnership in 1926 at which time he received a financial infusion from the Etling Foundry and continue to work with Etling that also produced the work of Bouraine, Le Faguays, Colinet and Chiparus. Gallo was in good company with these notable sculptors and two of the finest foundries in France. Guillemard was also the chief of design and decor for Primavera, the stylish shops of the French Department Store Printemps. Gallo also had an important role at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decorative.