June 29, 2022 11:00 EST
Art and Design
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Maurice Picaud (French, 1900-1977)
La Danse, After the Folies Bergère
Painted and gilt plaster decorative panel; 1930s
19 3/4 x 19 1/8 in. (50.2 x 48.6cm)
Provenance
"Early 20th Century Design," Rago Auctions, Lambertville, January 20, 2018, Lot 779.
Property from a Private Pennsylvania Collection.
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,000
Painted and gilt plaster decorative panel; 1930s
Provenance
"Early 20th Century Design," Rago Auctions, Lambertville, January 20, 2018, Lot 779.
Property from a Private Pennsylvania Collection.
This relief is a smaller version of the decorative panel Picaud ("Pico" pseudonymously) created for the facade of the Folies Bergère in Paris in 1926. The famed Russian dancer Lila Nikolska (1904-1955) posed for the design.
