Mexican dancer - Claire-jeanne-Roberte Colinet (1885-1972)

Early 20th century (circa 1925) gilded bronze statue known as La Danseuse du Mexique, created by Jeanne Roberte Colinet. This is a particularly successful edition, which reveals a great deal of realism in the movement of the dancer's body and the folds of her dress. Also noteworthy are the quality of the chasing and the generosity of the details. Golden patina with gray/blue tones in the hollows of the garment, slight age-related oxidation, very fine presentation, signature on the bronze part, worked onyx base with beige/orange veining, bronze counter-base bearing a seal (numbered) with the artist's name and an interlaced monogram that may correspond to the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs foundry of which Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet was a member. An identical model is shown in Bryan Catley's "Art-Déco" p121. The height shown includes the onyx base (8cm).
Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1885/1972) was born in Brussels and studied sculpture with Jef Lambeaux. In 1910, she moved to Paris (where she obtained French nationality in 1929), where she was exhibited at the 1913 Salon, where her works were regularly shown alongside those of D.Chiparus and L.C.Tiffany. She exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants from 1937 to 1940 and joined the Union des femmes des peintres et sculpteurs, founded in 1881.