{"product_id":"phoenician-dancer-by-chiparus-copy","title":"“Phoenician Dancer” by Chiparus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA superb cold-painted \u003ca title=\"Art Deco Chiparus Bronze\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/art-deco\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e bronze figure of a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/articles\/diaghilev-and-the-ballets-russes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBallet Russes\u003c\/a\u003e dancer in full costume, captured in an elegant and dynamic pose. The sculpture displays exceptional enamel-painted decoration with finely hand-finished detail, and is raised on a striking Portoro marble base. Signed \u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Bronze\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/chiparus-demetre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eD H Chiparus\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand inscribed Etling Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                  56 cm\u003c\/span\u003e                                      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWidth:                                          40 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                                      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDepth:                                          12 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                              Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                       1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                               Cold Painted Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                Chiparus - Master of Art Deco by Alberto Shayo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage No.                                  176\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU:                                         40000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-body in collapse\" id=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-inner\"\u003ePhoenician Dancer; Chiparus and the Ballet Russes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoenician Dancer ~ Ballet at the turn of the century was not highly regarded in Paris or London. Dancers were reputed to supplement their incomes by servicing wealthy clients, many of them in pursuit of the very youngest dancers, the “petit rats”, the beginners who were said to scurry around in the wings like rats. Choreography was traditional and dull, male dancers were so downgraded that many male roles were danced by women. The Ballet Russes burst into this world with explosive effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca title=\"Ballet Russe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.russianballethistory.com\/\"\u003eBallet Russes\u003c\/a\u003e phenomenon penetrated every facet of entertainment. The great Paris music halls, the \u003ca title=\"Folies-Bergere\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Folies-Bergere\"\u003eFolies Bergère\u003c\/a\u003e, the Casino de Paris, the Concert Mayol, the Moulin Rouge and others put on spectacular shows inspired by the Ballet Russes. Acrobatic performers adapted and extended Ballet Russes productions, often copying the splendid Bakst costumes and stage designs, adding such popular touches as humour and some nudity to the mix. Many performers were professional ballet dancers, such as Lila Nicolska, Prima Ballerina of the Grand National Theatre of Prague where she had danced Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Petroushka and Coppélia. Nickolska became a star of the Folies Bergères, magnificent in her total nudity, before starring in several movies. Dance groups such as the Albertina Rasch Dancers and the Spask’s Ballet put on complex shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe famous plaque over the entrance to the Folies Bergère by the architect, designer and painter Pico, of the Ballet Russes Dancer Lila Nicolska.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemetre Chiparus attended the music halls and purchased all the magazines which illustrated the dancers. His wife and occasional models posed for him as he varied some of the photographed illustrations. He never wasted a good attitude, often using the same one with slight variations of arm position and costume for different figurines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe international success of the spectacular sculptures of Chiparus are a phenomenon of recent decades. They are decorative. They are colourful. They are immediately recognisable and immensely sought after. The French novelist Théophile Gautier put it succinctly “statuettes with which one can cohabit”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dance \u003ca title=\"Art Deco Chiparus Bronze\" href=\"https:\/\/1nvb2q921p62ajzg-26148594.shopifypreview.com\/collections\/vendors?q=CHIPARUS%2C%20DEMETRE\"\u003efigures of Chiparus\u003c\/a\u003e such as Phoenician Dancer, are frozen in spectacular attitudes, tall and graceful, contrasting with large, solid and impressive marble or onyx bases of complex composition. They are a precious link with a carefree era of high living, unashamed luxury and unrestrained experimentation in the arts from music to fashion to architecture. Chiparus’s repertoire symbolises a brief golden era that was shattered by financial crisis and the upcoming catastrophe of World War II. The sculptures that have survived stand graceful, self confident and proudly decorative, and are now firmly established as a major field for collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eView our full collection of\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"Art Deco Chiparus Sculpture\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco?page=3\"\u003eArt Deco sculptures here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"CHIPARUS, DEMETRE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47842219294956,"sku":"40000","price":35000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/Phoenician.jpg?v=1782739401","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/phoenician-dancer-by-chiparus-copy","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}