Russian ballerina
Russian ballerina
France, Paris
Circa 1925
Ivory, bronze, marble (base); casting, ivory carving, silver patination, gilding
H. 60 cm
Inscriptions: signed “D.H Chiparus”
The figure of a dancer is fixed on a stepped, shaped pedestal of polished veined marble, dressed in a stage costume and a bonnet-like headpiece. The girl is captured in an expressive dancing pose: she stands on one leg, with her right arm raised upward and her left arm extended to the side. The character's head is slightly tilted back and turned to the side. The sculpture is executed in patinated silvered bronze, while the details of the dress, the headpiece, bracelets, and shoes are made of patinated bronze with gilding.
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