Arcangelo Ambrosi
@arcagnolo@livellosegreto.it  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
Arcangelo Ambrosi
@arcagnolo@livellosegreto.it  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
Laura G, Sassy 70’s
@LauraJG@deacon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Your art history post for today: by Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947), three views of “Thaïs,” ca. 1925, parcel-silvered, parcel-gilt and cold-painted bronze and ivory, on onyx base, height 22in (56cm), length 24in (61cm), photo: Christie’s London, 26 Oct 2016. #arthistory #artdeco #artnouveau #sculpture

From a listing by Bonhams London: “Thais' a Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model of an Exotic Dancer, circa 1925 she is depicted posing on one knee with arms outstretched, dressed in pleated costume with draped sleeves, her figure hugging bodice enhanced with raised ornamentation, her neck encrusted with layers of necklace in a silver patination, raised off an elaborate marble base.”
From a listing by Bonhams London: “Thais' a Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model of an Exotic Dancer, circa 1925 she is depicted posing on one knee with arms outstretched, dressed in pleated costume with draped sleeves, her figure hugging bodice enhanced with raised ornamentation, her neck encrusted with layers of necklace in a silver patination, raised off an elaborate marble base.”
From a listing by Bonhams London: “Thais' a Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model of an Exotic Dancer, circa 1925 she is depicted posing on one knee with arms outstretched, dressed in pleated costume with draped sleeves, her figure hugging bodice enhanced with raised ornamentation, her neck encrusted with layers of necklace in a silver patination, raised off an elaborate marble base.”
Laura G, Sassy 70’s
@LauraJG@deacon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Your art history post for today: by Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947), three views of “Thaïs,” ca. 1925, parcel-silvered, parcel-gilt and cold-painted bronze and ivory, on onyx base, height 22in (56cm), length 24in (61cm), photo: Christie’s London, 26 Oct 2016. #arthistory #artdeco #artnouveau #sculpture

From a listing by Bonhams London: “Thais' a Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model of an Exotic Dancer, circa 1925 she is depicted posing on one knee with arms outstretched, dressed in pleated costume with draped sleeves, her figure hugging bodice enhanced with raised ornamentation, her neck encrusted with layers of necklace in a silver patination, raised off an elaborate marble base.”
From a listing by Bonhams London: “Thais' a Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model of an Exotic Dancer, circa 1925 she is depicted posing on one knee with arms outstretched, dressed in pleated costume with draped sleeves, her figure hugging bodice enhanced with raised ornamentation, her neck encrusted with layers of necklace in a silver patination, raised off an elaborate marble base.”
From a listing by Bonhams London: “Thais' a Rare Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model of an Exotic Dancer, circa 1925 she is depicted posing on one knee with arms outstretched, dressed in pleated costume with draped sleeves, her figure hugging bodice enhanced with raised ornamentation, her neck encrusted with layers of necklace in a silver patination, raised off an elaborate marble base.”
This Is My Glasgow
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp last month

Prudence and Adventure on the1906 National Bank of Scotland on St Enoch Square in Glasgow. They were created by Phyllis Archibald, the only female sculptor I know of whose work adorns an Edwardian or Victorian building in the city.

#glasgow #sculpture #architecture #architecturephotography #stenochsquare
This Is My Glasgow
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp last month

Prudence and Adventure on the1906 National Bank of Scotland on St Enoch Square in Glasgow. They were created by Phyllis Archibald, the only female sculptor I know of whose work adorns an Edwardian or Victorian building in the city.

#glasgow #sculpture #architecture #architecturephotography #stenochsquare