Chinese Legend - Bronze

“Erte” - born Romain de Tirtoff (1892 – 1990, Russian/French) “Chinese Legend” (1988) Limited edition Bronze sculpture measuring 22 x 9 x 5.5 inches. Signature and Foundry Stamp: Seven Arts LTD London; numbered of/500. Hand embellished cold painted bronze Art Deco-style figure of an elegant Chinese empress created using the lost wax method. In Erte’s words: “…I assemble a woman in full costume inside my head, swirling in her gown, showing every fold, seam and hem.” And an excerpt from ‘Erte Sculpture’, “I am filled with a sense of excitement whenever I see and touch a bronze from my Sculpture Collection, through which I have been able to see my drawings, thoughts, ideas, and dreams come to life as never before."

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