An excellent French early 20th Century bronze figure of a young attractive naked woman in an elegant pose with rich brown patination, raised on fitted green marble base & signed and R.U.M. for the Rosenthal und Maeder Foundry
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 42 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition with light wear to surface colour
Circa: 1920
Foundry: Rosenthal und Maeder
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze & Marble
Book Ref: Art Deco & Other Figures by Bryan Catley
SKU: 8349
ABOUT
Paul Philippe
Paul Philippe (Polish, 1870 ~ 1930) Born in Thorn in Poland, He became a pupil of Antonin Larroux when he moved to Paris. He exhibited with success at all the French salons. Philippe worked in both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles; working in bronze, bronze and ivory and pure ivory his figures are sought after worldwide by collectors. Amongst his most recognised works are Le Reveil – the Awakening, Russian Dancer and ‘Radha’
The Art Deco Period: although derives its name from the great 1925 Paris Exhibition, ‘’, the term is now generally applied to the typical artistic productions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It might best be characterised as an attempt to unite arts with industry, embracing the machine age and repudiating the old antithesis of ‘Fine’ and ‘Industrial’ art. The sources of the Art Deco movement include Egyptian and Mayan Art, Cubisim, Fauvism and Expressionism, heavily influencing the chief force underlying all Art Deco with the emphasis upon geometric patterns.
