Lot number 3286 - Auction 160
'LIEGENDER FRAUENAKT'

DEMETRE HARALAMB CHIPARUS 1888 Dorohoi, Romania - 1947 Paris (after) 'RECLINING FEMALE NUDE' Bronze, metal, and colored glass. H. 28, L. 44, D. 13 cm; weight approx. 9 kg. Marked on the back 'D. H. Chiparus'; after a design by Chiparus. Fully modeled depiction of a reclining female nude in an elegant pose, leaning against a large, fan- or shell-shaped glass element. Executed as an electrified table or sculptural lamp, with the glass element at the rear serving as a decorative light screen. Minor damage and loss of patina; functionality not guaranteed. Provenance: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.