Lot 228: f - Javaanse danseres, a grès sculpture modelled by Joseph Mendes da Costa circa 1900

Name: f - Javaanse danseres, a grès sculpture modelled by Joseph Mendes da Costa circa 1900
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: fq0tdnq8tf

Est: €20,000 EUR - €30,000 EUR

Sotheby'sAmsterdam, NetherlandsFebruary 05, 2008

Item Overview

Description

modelled as a female dancer from Java, in traditional costume, grey salt glaze with details in blue and green, mounted on rosewood base indistinct inscribed monogram and date

Dimensions

height 18cm incl. base

Artist or Maker

Joseph Mendes da (1806) Costa

Literature

Illustrated in Eliëns & Leidelmeijer, 1997, p. 56 (actual piece); cf. Simon Thomas, 2001, p. 218 for another version

Notes

In 1898, Mendes visited the 'Insulinde' exhibition in The Hague, showing everyday life and culture in the Dutch East Indies. His sketches of the Indian natives present at the exhibition later resulted in several works, including this figure of a dancer

Auction Details

DUTCH MODERNISM: The Schiller-David Collection of Symbolism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco 1880-1930

Sotheby's

February 05, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

De Boelelaan 30, Amsterdam, 1083 HJ, NL

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