This book showcases and puts into historical context a host of
sculpted works created in the 1920s and 1930s in the decorative
vernacular defined loosely today as `Art Deco'. Whether designed as
free-standing statuary for the domestic market or commissioned for
some form of architectural placement, as a frieze on a building's
facade or as a public monument or pool fountain, the works shown
demonstrate a sometimes bewilderingly broad range of styles and
stylistic influences: from the chevrons, sunbursts, maidens,
fountains, floral abstractions and ubiquitous biche (doe) of the
Parisian geometric style to the crisp, angular patterns of the
zig-zag, jazz-age, streamlined aesthetic of the 1930s. Alastair
Duncan organizes his subject into three main categories: the first
features work by avant-garde sculptors (Csaky, Janniot, Pompon,
etc), often as pieces uniques or small editions; the second shows
commercial sculpture, comprising mainly large-edition statuary,
commissioned as decorative works for the burgeoning 1920s domestic
market; while a final, third category covers architectural and
monumental sculpture from West and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia,
North America, Brazil and beyond. With artists' biographies and
details of manufacturers, a full glossary and a thematic index,
this volume is the essential and authoritative guide for all those
interested in the Art Deco style, from the amateur collector of
animalier sculpture to professional historians of the period.
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