From The Estate of Elizabeth Taylor Agathon Léonard "Danseuse Tambourin à Droite" Silvered Bronze Figural Sculpture

Agathon Léonard "Danseuse Tambourin à Droite" Silvered Bronze Figural Sculpture

This silvered bronze figural sculpture, "La danse du tambourin, tete penchée à droite," or "Tambourine dance, head leaning to the left," by Agathon Léonard, features a woman dancing and playing a tambourine, inspired by the American actress and dance, Loïe Fuller, exhibiting exquisite fluid drapery with her joyfully flowing sleeves. This figural sculpture is one of "Le jeu d'écharpe," or "The Scarf Set," originally produced and cast by Sèvres, and was awarded a Gold Medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. The series was later cast in bronze by the Susse Frères foundry, with special limited editions in silvered bronze, such as this figure.

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Agathon Léonard "Danseuse Tambourin à Droite" Silvered Bronze Figural Sculpture

Property of Elizabeth Taylor

Artist: Agathon Léonard

Circa: 1900

Dimensions: 22.5" height, 10" width, 7" depth

Materials: Silvered bronze

Signed: A Léonard with Susse Frères Foundry Mark

Literature: Figural sculpture pictured in Agathon Léonard: Le geste Art Nouveau, by Ingelore Bostge, p. 68, cat. 49

Provenance: Elizabeth Taylor

Condition Report

Overall condition is good. Wear to surface including loss to silvering and some scratches and nicks.