Scent of women

100 Important Ivory Sculptures from Art Nouveau to Art Déco from a Belgian Private Collection

Online Auction Only
Wednesday 22. 03. 2023 - Saturday 01. 04. 2023, 12:00 pm

We know depictions of the female body that are many millennia old, but revealing self-conscious posing is an achievement to which the development of photography has contributed decisively. The 100 masterful small sculptures show an image of the woman of the 1900s to 1920s. It is a virtual image of woman, like many illustrations in art history, beautified and perfected.

The Belgian private collector built up his important collection over a number of decades, always with an eye to acquiring exquisite quality. For a long time no comparable collection has been offered on the auction market.

The preview will be upholstered by a lent collection of 25 drawings by Armand Rassenfosse, around the theme of dance and dancers, carefully matching the Art Déco and 1920s atmosphere of the ivory figures. Thanks to Thomas Deprez.

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22. Deux danseuses, Signé Rassenfosse et annotation: étude pour un tableau, Pastel

Auction date & Catalogue

Online Auction 1228 - Scent of Women 100 Art Deco female ivory figures

Wednesday 22. 03. 2023 - Saturday 01. 04. 2023, 12:00 pm
Auction
Scent of Women
A private collection of 90 Art Deco female ivory figures of exceptional quality by Demeter H. Chiparus and Ferdinand Preiss, among others
Preview
Brussels, 6 rue du Grand Cerf
Wednesday, March 8 – Tuesday, March 31
Monday-Friday: 9am-1pm and 2pm-5.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am-4pm

The preview will be upholstered by a lent collection of 25 drawings by
Armand Rassenfosse, around the theme of dance and dancers, carefully matching the Art Déco and 1920s atmosphere of the ivory figures. Thanks to Thomas Deprez Fine Arts.

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