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Bronze Sculpture Ballerina “Descanso” signed Diego Masana i Majó (Dídac) – Catalan Modernism
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Bronze sculpture signed Diego Masana i Majó (Dídac)
Title of the work: Descanso (Rest)
An elegant Art Nouveau sculpture depicting a seated ballerina in a resting pose. The dancer is shown with one leg extended and her tutu slightly raised, in a graceful and natural posture.
It boasts a beautiful, warm, and luminous golden patina on the raised areas, which contrasts harmoniously with the deeper brown tones. This patina beautifully highlights the delicate modeling of the body and the details of the tutu.
Signed on the bronze base, which is composed of a rocky seat and mounted on a wooden plinth.
Dimensions:
– Total height with base: 28 cm / 11.02 inches
– Height without base: 24.5 cm / 9.64 inches.
Condition: Excellent, no visible restoration.
About the artist
Diego Masana i Majó, known by the pseudonym Dídac (Barcelona 1868 – Rosario 1939), was a major Catalan sculptor of Modernism (the Catalan equivalent of Art Nouveau).
Trained at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts, he rejected the everyday in his pursuit of ideal beauty and the perfection of form. He collaborated with leading Modernist architects, notably Lluís Domènech i Montaner, for whom he created sculptures for the Palau de la Música Catalana and the Castell de Santa Florentina.
In 1912, he moved to Argentina. There, he sculpted the façade and clock for the Banco de Castilla y Río de la Plata in Buenos Aires, and later became a professor of sculpture in Rosario, where a street now bears his name (Diego Masana).
A prominent figure of Modernism in Argentina, where the majority of his career took place, his works remain rare in Catalonia but are of exceptional quality, particularly those related to Domènech i Montaner.
A rare and elegant piece that will appeal to lovers of Art Nouveau sculpture, ballet, and early 20th-century Catalan art.
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