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SIGNED VINTAGE ARTDECO DANCER I CHIPARUS BRONZE STATUE

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Dancer" by Dimitri Chiparus
Marvelous flow in detail captured in
Chiparus's form. Another stunning piece
to collect decorate, and behold in
your abode or office. Only the highest
qaulity in patina is used to last
generations. The brown flesh tones are
actually the amazing applications of
a patina blend over bronze. This bronze
stands 25" Tall 18" Wide and 9" Deep
with an original Chiparus signature at the
base of the bronze. Casted in Europe
using the lost wax method. Notice the
authenticity of this recast of the
original sculpture by examining the head torso
and hand positions. Poor
reproductions do not use the original mold and
create their sculptures based
on artist's renditions. Notice the magnificent
application of this patina
blend which will was fused into the bronze to last for
generations.
Condition: This sculpture is in a very good condition.
Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height25" x Width 18"
Marble Dimensions: Diameter 9" .
Height without base: 21"
Weight : 35 LBS
Inventory; 2695B16462

The Art of Lost Wax

Lost wax casting has been around for thousands of years, yet few people understand how the process actually works.
Although mechanization has facilitated the lost wax process of bronze casting, the procedure is basically the same as that used by the Chinese when they first developed the process in the 2nd millennium BC.

The Rubber Mold

First the artist creates an original sculpture out of any number of media, including stone, wax, clay, wood and pottery.
This image is coated with a silicone rubber molding material that makes two rubber mold halves (each rubber mold has a front and a back piece). A fiberglass outer shell is added to the back of each mold so it retains its shape and rigidity during subsequent uses.
These molds are the only components that are ever re-used in the casting process. All other components are re-created for each casting.

The Wax Positive

Once the molds are done, the insides are coated with layers of wax. The halves are then bound together and wax poured inside to complete the wax image being created.
Once the wax has cooled, the mold is peeled away, yielding a wax image (the wax positive") duplicating the original sculpture.
This image must then be "touched -up" to remove any seam lines, scratches or other flaws, as well as to recreate any pattern or texturing that was lost or damaged when the wax was made.
The quality of the finished bronze relies on a clean, high quality mold and an impeccably recreated wax image that is as near to perfect as possible.

Gating

The next step, "gating", is the application of a series of tubes and funnels that allow the molten bronze to flow through to the bottom of the ceramic shell and the hot gase...

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