Art deco figures

A classic French figure in zinc, Art Deco style. 1930. Sculptor: Sir Alfred Gilbert, 8/12/1854-11/4/1934, was an English sculptor and Goldsmith, famous for building the source of Piccadilly Circus (1887-1892) in London, crowned by the figure of Eros.

Hoover Dam

Art Deco exuberance After the war, between the 20's and 30's, there was an exuberance of style and pursuit of luxury, fueled by woman entering the workforce and lines of credit being available for the first time with the marketing masterstroke in the form of the lay-by. For integration of style elements, there was probably never a more complete symbiosis then that which occurred between architecture, furniture, graphics, fashion and decorative objects in Art Deco. The expanding movie…

Lady Walking Dog - A.Santini Art Deco squirrel bookends - Max Le Verrier Art Deco embracing animals Art Deco successfully integrated the multitude of fascinating design innovations of its time. The mobile perspectives of abstract cubism were subtly merged into the designs but with more symmetrical aspects. The visions of futurism and modernism, inspired by the possibilities of the Machine Age were embraced in its design and choice of materials, while the simpler, functional ideals of…

Lovers of Art Deco style for sure have heard plenty of times the name of Chiparus. But few of them know that Dimitri, or Demetre Chiparus, worldwide appreciated sculptor, was born in the town of Dorohoi, northeastern Romania. Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (also known as Dumitru Chipăruş; 1886-1947) left Romania to Italy in 1909, where he attended the classes of the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. In 1912 he traveled to Paris - where he finally settled - to attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts to pursue…

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, NY, designed by Schultze & Weaver, Art Deco, Statue Angel

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