PIERRE LE FAGUAYS – Danseuse au Thyrse/Danseuse au Baton Fleuri – Le Grand Modèl

Full bronze statue with cold-painted golden-brown patina and polychromie: gold + red for the flowers on the thyrse, hair and skirt. Triple stepped Portoro marble base. Very rare in that combination and size. This special type of bronze is made using a cold-working technique to create highly desirable pieces. This bronze was designed directly by the artist who would shape the casting moulds for further reproduction. A single bronze figure was often cast in separate sections using a method known as sand casting and then welded together and handed over to the painters. This labour intensive process required highly skilled craftsmanship. Cold-painting relates to the surface finish, a key element in this type of bronze, and it can involve several processes which take place after the casting is complete. Work on the surface of cast bronzes gives texture and sharpens surface details. Several layers of heavy lead based paint are then applied to the bronze. The standard of painting is of great importance and determines the quality of the final piece. This statue existed in 3 measures: 19, 28 or 56 cm and was founded in full bronze or metal art. This “Grand Modèle” in full cold-painted bronze was the top, exceptional edition. This bronze is documentated in among others following books: Bryan Catley - Art Déco and other Figures - Editions Antique Collectors' Club, England, 1978 page 206 and Alastair Duncan - Art Deco Sculpture – Thames & Hudson – page 181

Signed Le Faguays on the base.

c. 1925

Bronze on Portoro marble

France

56 cm high on 51 cm wide/ 22,04 -inch-high on 20,78 inch wide

12,7 kg – 27,9 lb

MINT

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