'CIVA', AN IMPORTANT ART DECO SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1925

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DEMETRE CHIPARUS (1886-1947)
'CIVA', AN IMPORTANT ART DECO SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1925
cold-painted and patinated bronze, ivory, on an onyx and coloured glass illuminating base
21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) high; 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) deep
base signed Chiparus and engraved 13

Literature

Similar example illustrated:
V. Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 62;
A. Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, New York, 1999, p. 169, pl. 100.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

Civa is one of the main Hindu deities and is here depicted in the lotus position. Shayo observes that for Chiparus the figure represented the exoticism of the East and was clearly influenced by dances of the Ballets Russes. Notably, he illustrates a period photograph of the gipsy Rhouma-je holding the same pose as this sculpture (p. 32).

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