Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929). Study of Isadora Duncan. Ink on paper. 8-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches (21.0 x 13.3 cm...

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Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929)
Study of Isadora Duncan
Ink on paper
8-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches (21.0 x 13.3 cm) (sheet)
Signed and titled lower left: Isadora Duncan / de Antoine Bourdelle

Property from the William A. Glaser Collection

PROVENANCE:
Christie's, New York, January 24, 2006, lot 131;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

This sketch of legendary dancer Isadora Duncan was created as a study for a frieze in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. A daring group of artists turned the theater into a masterpiece of collaborative design: lights developed by René Lalique, architecture by Van de Velde and the Perret Brothers, and extensive decoration by painters Maurice Denis and Edouard Vuillard. Bourdelle's work enjoyed particular prominence: the sculptor carved Duncan and others in bas-relief on the building's very façade.


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