Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Romanian, 1888-1950
Romanian sculptor Demetre Chiparus — who is sometimes referred to as Dumitru Chiparus or Dimitri Chiparus — was a renowned Art Deco-era artist most often associated with realism. He initially created sculptures that featured small children. As his work began to mature, he continued to create figurative sculptures but shifted his focus, and his output was marked by an appreciation for the lithe female form — a popular subject during the 1920s. Chiparus was later known for his animal sculptures, too.
Chiparus lived comfortably as an artist owing in part to his family fortune. At the age of 23, he moved to Italy and began his formal art and sculpting studies under Italian sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. Following his time in Italy, he moved to Paris where he attended L'École des Beaux-Arts. He studied under sculptors Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. He was inspired by the Russian Ballet, French theater and early motion pictures.
Though he wouldn’t sell many of his pieces during his lifetime, Chiparus was well known for his bright and colorful busts and sculptures featuring dancing ladies. He was equally inspired by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb — a common influence for designers and artists of the Art Deco era — which is obvious in his references to Egyptian themes in his decorative objects and other realist works.
Chiparus worked with a combination of ivory and bronze to create chryselephantine sculptures, a method and type of sculpture that was particularly popular during the Archaic period. The bases of his pieces were typically made of marble or onyx and he adorned his life-like subjects with vibrant enamel that lent a touch of whimsicality to his art.
Chiparus exhibited his works at the Salon of 1914 and lived in Paris until his death. A range of his sculptures is held in the permanent collection of the Museo Art Nouveau and Art Deco in Spain.
Find original Demetre Chiparus decorative objects, sculptures and other works on 1stDibs.
to
2
41
1
40
26
11
21
7
1
36
1
36
32
19
17
5
20
8
40
40
Height
to
Width
to
41
41
41
34
316
260
220
203
Creator: Demetre Chiparus
Demetre CHIPARUS "Echo" Woman with Shell Sculpture, 1920
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Demetre CHIPARUS (1886-1947), France, 1920s. Named "Echo". There are two versions of the Echo sculpture by Demeter Chiparus. One with bare chest and one ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze entitled "Le Reveil" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in London, GB
Enchanting early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted silver bronze figure of a standing woman holding her arms high above her in a stretched pose, exhibiting excellent colour and fin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Demetre Chiparus Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Elephant and Baby
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Atlanta, GA
Demétre Chiparus (1888-1947) designed this gorgeous Art Deco fine terracotta sculpture. The rare piece was crafted in France circa 1930. The unique artwork features brown-red patinat...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. with base and 42cm alt. total and 24 c...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Style Bronze of Dancer After Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 20 1/2in W: 15in D: 6in
This French Art Deco Style Bronze of Dancer After Chiparus is truly a work of art! If you look at the photos provided you will see the atten...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Demetre Chiparus French Art Deco Terracotta Lady Bust Sculpture, 1920
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), France, ca.1920. This exquisite terracotta sculpture, created by renowned artist Demetre Chiparus, showcases the...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: height 37cm and 22 cms. diam. base
Excellent c...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Demetre Chiparus Art Deco Dancer Sculpture, 1920
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), France, 1920s. Dancer. Cold painted spelter and marble. Measures: Width : 13.9"(35.2cm), Height : 10.4"(26.5cm), Depth : 5....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco Sculpture of a Panther by Demetre Chiparus France 1930
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture of a panther by Demetre Chiparus.
Art metal with beautiful patina on a marble base with inlay.
France 1930.
This panther is illustrated in:
Chiparus master of Art Deco, A. Shayo.
General information:
Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley.
Art Deco sculpture, Victor Arwas, Academy.
Bronzes, sculptors and founders, H. Berman, Abage.
Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, E. Benezit. Gründ
Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours, Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines;
The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base
Good...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Arlequin Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 36 cms. with base and 28cm alt. total and 19 c...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Invocation" Art Deco Bronze & Marble Sculpture by D.H. Chiparus, c. 1920's
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sensational Art Deco bronze and marble sculpture titled "Invocation" by the renowned D.H. Chiparus, made in quality bronze and supported on a marble sculpture. It depicts an alluring...
Category
1920s French Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
'Footsteps' by D. H. Chiparus in Bronze
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four and a half foot tall bronze statue named 'Footsteps' by Demetre Chiparus. Featuring a slender Egyptian dancer in Art Deco motif.
Please confir...
Category
20th Century Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dh Chiparus, Panther on the Lookout, Rare Bronze Model, Signed, Art Deco, 20th C
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
"Panther on the lookout", sculpture hard to find in bronze, with brown patina
The portor marble terrace is signed by the artist DH Chiparus
Good conditi...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Demetre Chiparus - Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Lamp France c. 1925 "Delhi Dancer"
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Demétre Chiparus - An Art Deco bronze sculpture Table Lamp, France circa 1925 "Delhi Dancer", the bronze dancer mounted on a substantial brown marble base with an illuminated honey o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Innocence" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Innocence" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Patinated bronze and ivory on marble base.
Alberto Shayo (1993) "Chiparus Master of Art Deco" p. 74.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Demeter Haralamb Chiparus (1886-1947), "Diana the Huntress" Sculpture, France
By Editions Reveyrolis, Demetre Chiparus
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare terracotta sculpture by Demeter Haralamb Chiparus (1886-1947) in collaboration with Reveyrolis Paris Editeur of Diana the Huntress in the nude drawing her wooden bow....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Antique Art Deco Bronze Nude Female Statue Sculpture Lamp Demetre Chiparus 1925
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare original Art Deco bronze statue lamp modeled as a beautiful nude dancer, by Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (1886-1947), circa 1925.
The bronze is raised on a black & white var...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Patinated and cold painted bronze and ivory on onyx and marble base.
Alberto Shayo (1993) "Chiparus, Mas...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Cabaret Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 66 cms. alt. without base 55, and 22cm aroung...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22.04 x 7.48 ) inches
Excellent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Starlight" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture called "Starlight" made by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Made of patinated and enameled bronze and ivory on an onyx base.
Alberto Shayo (1993) "Chiparus, Master of Ar...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base
Good condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Russian Dancer" 'Nijinsky' by Demetre H. Chiparus.
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Russian Dancer by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947).Bronze and ivory on marble base.
The statuette depicts the ukrainian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Sculpture 'The Hunter' by D Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very striking 20th Century French Art Deco spelter sculpture 'The Hunter', bearing the signature D Chiparus.
Dating to around the 1930s, the sculpture is mo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
"The Little Sad One" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"The Little Sad One" by Demtre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Patinated bronze and ivory on marble base.
Alberto Shayo (1993) "Chiparus, Master of Art Deco" p. 76.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Figure Dancer by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus (1886 - 1947)
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 52 cms. alt. total and 17 cms. diam. base...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base (26,37 x 19,29)
Excelent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Saint Thérèse de Lisieux" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Saint Thérèse de Lisieux" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Bronze and ivory on marble base.
Alberto Shayo (2016) "Chiparus Master of Art Deco" p. ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Elegant Lady” Stunning Large Art Deco Sculpture Signed by D.H Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Beirut, LB
Very beautiful Art Deco sculpture depicting a sitting woman petting her greyhound. It is constituted of a bronze patinated green color mounted on a beautiful Portoro marble (5 cm of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chiparus Bronze Figure, Girl with Umbrella
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Montreal, QC
This charming treatment shows a girl of perhaps seven or eight sheltering from the rain under a large umbrella. Chiparus is celebrated for his exciting exotic dancers in bronze and i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hoop Dancer Gilt Bronze Sculpture on Onyx Base by D.H. Chiparus, c. 1920
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Demétre Chiparus gilt bronze sculpture is a charming representation of movement and grace. It depicts a hoop girl dancer elegantly twirling her hoop around her body. The sculptu...
Category
1920s French Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Demetre Chiparus Terracotta Lady Bust Sculpture, 1920
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), France, 1920s. This exquisite French Art Deco terracotta sculpture, created by the renowned artist Demetre Chipa...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Little Clown" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Little Clown" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Bronze sculpture and marble base.
Bryan Catley (1978) "Art Deco and Other Figures" p. 66.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of a Girl on Marble Base by D.H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bronze sculpture depicting a young girl gracefully sitting down on a marble base, listening to the sea with a sea shell on her ear. Signed on the marble base "D.H. Chiparus...
Category
1930s French Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Demetre Chiparus Rare Bronze Sculpture Group "Seating Pretty" 3 Children Version
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare 3 children version of DH Chiparus "Sitting Prety" sculpture.
Bronze Sculpture on marble base.
Signed in the marble. Excellent condition.
French. Circa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (1886 - 1947), Art Deco Dancers, Bronze Figures
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Germantown, MD
Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (French/Romanian 1886 - 1947), Art Deco Dancers, Bronze Sculpture On Marble Plinth.
Demétre H Chiparus Antiqued Bronze Art Deco Dancing...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Very Beautiful Terracotta Sculpture Entitled “Dreaming” Signed D.H CHIPARUS
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Beirut, LB
D. H. Chiparus Art Deco Terracotta sculpture entitled 'Dreaming' of a naked woman sitting on an inclined lot with her knees partially bent towards her.
She is leaning forward a litt...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19TH CENTURY GOLD GILT BRONZE DEMETRE H CHIPARUS SiGNED NEWSPAPER BOY STATUE
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Paris France made by the genius that was Demetre H Chiparus gold gilt bronze...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Nude Awakening" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Nude awakening" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Silver plated bronze sculpture with a variety of marble base.
Shayo, Alberto (2019) "Chiparus, M...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Demetre Chiparus Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Demetre Chiparus sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Demetre Chiparus sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Demetre Chiparus sculptures, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures by Demetre Chiparus were created in the Art Deco style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sculptures by Pierre Le Faguays, René Lalique, and Susse Frères. Prices for Demetre Chiparus sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,190 and can go as high as $75,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $11,625.