CHIPARUS: MASTER OF ART DECO
Alberto Shayo
Alberto Shayo: CHIPARUS: MASTER OF ART DECO. New York City: Abbeville Press, Publishers, 1993. First edition. DATED INSCRIPTION by the author on the title page. A near-fine hardcover book in a near-fine minus dustjacket with minor shelf wear. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. 10.25 x 13.25 scarce hardcover book with 176 pages and 103 color plates and 80 color and b/w text illustrations. D. H. Chiparus was Romanian, but traveled to Paris before World War I to pursue his art. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and exhibited at the Salon in 1914. He was particularly adept in chryselephantine, combining bronze and ivory to produce dramatic Art Deco sculpture. His most renowned works date from 1914-1933.
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- The Early Years
- Development of the Art Deco Style
- The New Woman
- Chiparus and the Art Deco Aesthetic
- Chryselephantine Sculpture
- Notes
- Plates
- Care of Chryselephantine Sculpture
- Fakes and Reproductions
- Bibliography
- Index
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