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Powerful Art Deco Bronze Study "The Release" by Alexandre Kelety

$14,394.72
£10,500
€12,340.20
CA$19,938.67
A$21,363.96
CHF 11,460.27
MX$253,059.11
NOK 144,564.88
SEK 132,254.51
DKK 92,182.83

About the Item

A tremendous early 20th century Art Deco bronze group of a strong athletic man holding the leashes of four powerful hounds as they strain to be released. The bronze exhibiting a rich green patinated surface with excellent hand finished surface detail, signed ?Kelety ?and numbered '10' Alexandre Kéléty (born in Budapest and died in 1940) was a Hungarian sculptor. The date of birth of Alexandre Kéléty is not mentioned in the literature. He was active as an artist, sculptor, painter and engraver from 1918 until his death in 1940. Kéléty married Hélène Grün Kéléty, daughter of the French naturalized Russian painter Maurice Grün. At the end of the First World War , he emigrated to France, where he became a pupil of the Hungarian painter and engraver Imre Karoly Simay in Toulouse. He then studies in Paris. In his works, he often represents animals as well as the theme of childhood. He also produces chryselephantine busts and statuettes depicting dancers and mythological figures in Art Deco style. His favourite materials were bronze, ivory, marble and ceramics.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.42 in (29 cm)Width: 40.56 in (103 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.01 mm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent Original Condition Please note that our items are genuine antiques with considerable age. It is therefore normal that they will show some very minor signs of wear and handling to the surface.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU 83781stDibs: LU3216322072352

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