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Demetre Chiparus

Romanian, 1888-1950

Romanian sculptor Demetre Chiparus — who is sometimes referred to as Dumitru Chiparus or Dimitri Chiparus — was a renowned Art Deco-era artist most often associated with realism. He initially created sculptures that featured small children. As his work began to mature, he continued to create figurative sculptures but shifted his focus, and his output was marked by an appreciation for the lithe female form — a popular subject during the 1920s. Chiparus was later known for his animal sculptures, too.

Chiparus lived comfortably as an artist owing in part to his family fortune. At the age of 23, he moved to Italy and began his formal art and sculpting studies under Italian sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. Following his time in Italy, he moved to Paris where he attended L'École des Beaux-Arts. He studied under sculptors Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. He was inspired by the Russian Ballet, French theater and early motion pictures. 

Though he wouldn’t sell many of his pieces during his lifetime, Chiparus was well known for his bright and colorful busts and sculptures featuring dancing ladies. He was equally inspired by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb — a common influence for designers and artists of the Art Deco era — which is obvious in his references to Egyptian themes in his decorative objects and other realist works. 

Chiparus worked with a combination of ivory and bronze to create chryselephantine sculptures, a method and type of sculpture that was particularly popular during the Archaic period. The bases of his pieces were typically made of marble or onyx and he adorned his life-like subjects with vibrant enamel that lent a touch of whimsicality to his art.

Chiparus exhibited his works at the Salon of 1914 and lived in Paris until his death. A range of his sculptures is held in the permanent collection of the Museo Art Nouveau and Art Deco in Spain. 

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"Invocation" Art Deco Bronze & Marble Sculpture by D.H. Chiparus, c. 1920's
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sensational Art Deco bronze and marble sculpture titled "Invocation" by the renowned D.H. Chiparus, made in quality bronze and supported on a marble sculpture. It depicts an alluring...
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1920s French Vintage Demetre Chiparus

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco sculpture man with spear by Demetre H. Chiparus France 1934
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture man with spear by Demetre H. Chiparus. Patinated Art Metal on a Belgian Black marble base. France 1934. This model called The Hunter is illustrated 3 times in t...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus

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Belgian Black Marble, Metal

Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze Sculpture entitled "Book Lady" by D Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 20th Century Art Deco bronze study of an elegant lady dressed in period attire holding a book behind her back, exhibiting excellent cold painted enamel colours an...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Demetre Chiparus

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Marble, Silver, Bronze

Art Deco Sculpture of a Panther by Demetre Chiparus France 1930
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture of a panther by Demetre Chiparus. Art metal with beautiful patina on a marble base with inlay. France 1930. This panther is illustrated in: Chiparus master of Art Deco, A. Shayo. General information: Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley. Art Deco sculpture, Victor Arwas, Academy. Bronzes, sculptors and founders, H. Berman, Abage. Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, E. Benezit. Gründ Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours, Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines; The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus

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Marble, Metal

Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (1886 - 1947), Art Deco Dancers, Bronze Figures
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Germantown, MD
Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (French/Romanian 1886 - 1947), Art Deco Dancers, Bronze Sculpture On Marble Plinth. Demétre H Chiparus Antiqued Bronze Art Deco Dancing...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus

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Marble, Bronze

Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (1886 - 1947), Art Deco Dancer Bronze Sculpture
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Germantown, MD
Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (French/Romanian 1886 - 1947), Art Deco Dancers, Bronze Sculpture On Marble Plinth. Demétre H Chiparus Antique Bronze Art Deco Dancer...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus

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Marble, Bronze

Demetre H Chiparus "Ayouta" Dancer Original
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Miami, FL
This is an original piece called "AYOUTA" Made in 1925 by the best Art Deco sculptures designer. this piece it is special for the size, there're many collectors what they searching...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus

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Bronze

Art Deco bronze sculpture of a panther by Demetre Chiparus, 1930.
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of a panther by Demetre Chiparus. Patinated bronze sculpture on a Portor marble base. Signed and with founders signature Editions Reveyrolis Paris, marked...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus

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Marble, Bronze

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