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"Ringmaster and Ram", Art Deco Circus Theme Marquetry Panel w/ Female Nude

About the Item

This masterwork of marquetry or inlaid wood -- in stunning, interlocking pieces of burled walnut and maple, mahogany and beech -- depicts a nude female ring master with whip in hand, urging a ram to jump through her ring. The artist was Andrew Szoeke, who was America's greatest practitioner of inlaid wood artistry in the Art Deco period, his only rivals being a group of artists in Sweden. Szoeke, a Hungarian-American artist, is also known for a series of felt applique and wood pieces that featured Zodiac symbols, again drawing from mythological sources. The piece is signed and dated on one edge.
  • Creator:
    Andrew Szoeke (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.13 in (33.36 cm)Width: 13.13 in (33.36 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1939
  • Condition:
    Overall excellent; a couple of minor dings to wood surface.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865139465602

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