Scultura di marmo bianco del periodo 1930 rafigurando la testa di una donna in veloce movimento, misura. lunghezza 35cm, altezza 33cm è profondità 21cm.                         1930's Marble Bust

Marble bust of a person in motion with energetic features and a piercing gaze, her hair flowing behind and around her. It is likely a personification of Speed or Wind. Art Deco Period. The 1920's and 30's were marked with significant progress in the aeronautical industry. This period saw the first airplanes that specialized in fright and passenger transport. The plnes were faster, more reliable and, with increased autonomy, allowed for regular intercontinental traffic. It was a period of records and exploits, and the atlantic crossing of Charles Lindberg in May 1927, was among the most remarkable. The flights and records of aviators were followed with great interest by the general public and inspired the period's artists.                            Ouer bust is comparable to one by the Hungarian sculptor, ALEXANDRE KETELY (deceased in 1940), of JEAN MERMOZ (1901-1936), a famous french aviator. The sculpture share the same return to Neo-classicism that marked the 30's. Ketely also did s sculptur of Zephyr, the personification of The West Wind in greek mythology; circa 1930, measurements: width 35cm, hight 33cm and depth 21cm: