Demetre Chiparus
Romanian, 1886-1947
Miro, c. 1930
Bronze and organic material; signed
Figure of a dancer in the Art Deco style, her gilded bodice and shapely skirt finely detailed in beaded texture, drop earrings attached to her matching hat; the hands and face finely carved with tendrils of hair across the cheeks, and a thoughtful expression. Mounted atop a stepped, deep red marble base.

For a similar example of identical size see Alberto Shayo's "Chiparus: Master of Art Deco", Abbeville Press, 1999, page 166.
See also Bryan Catley's "Art Deco and other Figures", Antique Collectors' Club, 1985, page 101.
See also Victor Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture Chryselephantine Statuettes of the Twenties and Thirties", Academy Editions, 1984, pg. 11.
22 1/4 in. (56.52 cm.)
The Leonard & Audrey Adreon Collection, St. Louis, Missouri; acquired June 26th, 1986 from Dr. Michael Posegay, St. Louis, Missouri.