ALEXANDRE KELETY (1874-1940) Archer, circa 1930 Bronze proof with two-tone green and gold patina Signed on the base Foundry mark Etling Paris 110 x 55 x 10 cm Gilt and green patinated bronze Signed on the base Stamped with foundry mark Etling Paris 43 1/4 x 21 x 4 in. Provenance Private collection Bibliography Victor Arwas, "Art Deco Sculpture", London, Wiley Academy, 1992, pp. 115-117. Note The Hungarian-born French sculptor Alexandre Kéléty was an illustrious representative of Art Deco production. His creations were warmly received at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925 and at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1937. This model captures the tension of the archer in his dynamic movement, the falling draperies harmoniously echoing the undulating form of the bow. It is intrinsically linked to the sculptor's other moving group, The Coachman (Arwas, op. cit., pp. 116-117).