Item #132  SOLD

This fabulous Art Deco statue with classic female in Art Deco posture. Very unusual stepped marble, the piece stands 22" tall. A knockout, designed by Marcel Bouraine. Here is the info:

MARCEL BOURAINE , BORN IN POINTOISE , FRANCE, A SCULPTOR OF THE EARLY 20TH. CENTURY, HE EXHIBITED IN THE SALON DES ARTISTES, IN PARIS THE SALON D' AUTUMN AND TUILERIES, DURING THE 1920 ", LISTED ARTIST IN BENEZIT ....HIS STYLE THE ART DECO LADY, WITH SOME EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATED IN 'ART DECO AND OTHER FIGURES 'BY BRYAN CATLEY, AS A SCULPTOR OF THE ART DECO PERIOD, HE IS ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTED, WORKING IN BRONZE, BRONZE AND IVORY, MARBLE AND TERRA COTTA. BOURAINE ALSO EXHIBITED LAMPS WITH THE FEMALE FORM. HE FAVORED STRIKING SILVERED BRONZE PATINA OR A GREEN COLORATION ALSO INCORPORATING THE USE OF COLORED ENAMEL IN SOME CASES.