Arguments for a Java
23 in / 58 cm
In popular Quebec legends, a great charmer, perhaps the devil himself, arrives and seduces the bride or the belle of the evening during a party or wedding, be it for a single dance.
This sculpture is an amalgam of various forms of dance and periods: ballet dancer tights, a leg poised in a rock ‘n’ roll movement, a frock coat from classical dances, the bowing of minuets, the cuffs and bow tie of the Charleston. The intriguing charmer is trying to be persuasive and initiate a dance. The figure is a seducer, a classy eccentric. With a play of hands, this veritable dandy is extending his invitation to dance the Java.
Treatment
Bronze (23in/58cm). The frock coat is black. The body is golden with ferric nitrate, and the tights are white patina. The hair has hues varying from brown to red, including yellow. The bow tie is at times red or green. The hair adornment and the cufflinks are mirror polished. The gloves are white. On the artist’s proofs, the tights have been entirely electroplated with pure silver.
A series of height and four artist’s proofs.
