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"Birth of Venus", High Style, Late Art Deco Panel with Nude and Fish, Dark Blue
$4,500
£3,410.05
€3,929.69
CA$6,364.24
A$6,844.21
CHF 3,659.61
MX$82,539.21
NOK 46,278.29
SEK 42,165.48
DKK 29,363.47
About the Item
Highly rare and striking, this high relief Art Deco sculptural panel features a nude Venus figure at its center, surrounding by spouting fish and flying birds. The sculptor was Boris Blai, an important artist who studied in Kiev, St. Petersburg, Munich and Paris before settling in America in 1917. With the support of Stella Elkins Tyler, a wealthy philanthropist and amateur artist mentored by Blai, he cofounded and directed the Tyler School of Art, now part of Temple University, in 1935. Blai sculpted many realistic, stylized and experimental figural works over a career spanning several decades. This panel was created in 1956 from molded fiberglass imitating cast bronze with a deep blue patina. The piece is signed and dated in the lower righthand corner.
- Creator:Boris Blai (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Fiberglass,Molded
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1956
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865136307052
Boris Blai
Boris Blai was born in Ukraine and studied in academies in St. Petersburg, Paris and eventually under Auguste Rodin. After WWI, Blai emigrated to the US, where aside from his prolific art production, he was also instrumental in the founding of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts Sciences, and other art institutions.
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