SOUTHERN FINE ESTATES FURNITURE, SILVER, ART
Lot 136:
Description
Theresa, an Art Nouveau bronze bust by Georges van der Straeten (1856-1941). A rich brown patinated bronze bust of a young lady wearing a tricorn hat on an integral bronze plinth. Signed van der Straeten to the bronze and stamped with Societe des Bronzes foundry mark. Circa 1900. Measures 10"x10"x21" Weight 25 lbs. Provenance: Gippy Plantation, Avenue of Oaks, Berkeley County, South Carolina. Georges Van der Straeten was a Belle Epoque sculptor born in Ghent, Belgium, on December 21, 1856. Georges Van der Straeten worked initially as a lawyer; from 1882, he was a student of the sculptors Jef Lambeaux and Gustave Kasteleyn (1848-1900). In 1883, he left Ghent and moved to Paris, where he exhibited at the salons of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais from 1885 to 1912. Among his friends were the Belgian painters Jan van Beers and Rik Wouters. He received several awards, including a silver medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle; in 1903 he was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. As an artist of the Belle ?poque, he stood at the turning point between Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau. His works testify to his great technical skill and the high quality of his work; his favorite materials were bronze, chryselephantine and terracotta. He created numerous sculptures and busts of graceful and seductive fantasy figures of young Parisian girls in the endearing style of 18th century sculptors.
Condition: good
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