Western European Sculpture

Tender promises

    Tender promises

    France, Paris

    Circa 1925

    Chiparus Demetre

    Bronze, ivory, marble (base); colored patination, ivory carving, casting

    27.7 x 50.0 cm

    Inscriptions: signed by the author on the pedestal: “Chiparus”

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    The sculpture consists of two figures in theatrical costumes, kneeling and leaning toward each other face to face. Depicted on the left is a female figure in a form-fitting, high-necked dress of emerald green color with a gilded patterned belt; her head is tilted, and her arms are bent at the elbows. Positioned on the right is a figure of a youth in a Harlequin costume, with his hands placed on his hips. Both characters wear tight-fitting headwear adorned with relief geometric and spiral-shaped gilded patterns, complemented by high ruff collars. The costumes are executed in patinated bronze, while the faces and hands are made of ivory. The composition is mounted on a stepped pedestal of brown marble, decorated with diamond-shaped onyx inserts in the center.


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