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Table lamp in the guise of the dancer Loïe Fuller

Artist
François Raoul Larche
Locality
Paris, foundry Siot-Decauville
Date
1900
Material
Bronze, gilded
Dimensions
H. 45.4 cm
Location
not exhibited
Inventory Number
SW 81
Acquisition
Acquired with the collection of Prof. Dr. Siegfried Wichmann, Starnberg, in 1983
Epoch
Jugendstil
Categories
Sculpture

Description

With this table lamp, French Art Nouveau sculptor François Raoul Larche created a spectacular monument to the American Loïe Fuller (1862-1928). In the 1890s, Fuller rose to become one of the most celebrated dancers in Paris and a pioneer of modern dance. Her Serpentine Dance with swirling veils and novel electric lighting effects inspired many artists during her time. The gilded bronze statuette translates her performance into a frenetic flow of movement, illuminated by electric light fixture as in her actual performance. This was screwed in above her head underneath the rearing draperies.

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