Art Deco Bronze Nude Sculpture by George Halbout du Tanney

This Bronze Art Deco  Nude is an iconic image of the era -post WW1 – that ushered in a great new sense of freedom along with the celebration of the female form.  There were nudes in the past, but the pose was something altogether new and even a little daring at the time. . It is the expression of uninhibited joy in dance and a posture of victory. We see it today when an olympic athlete wins a race… arms lifted and outstretched . The breeze can be seen blowing through her bobbed hair.

Created by George Halbout du Tanney in the 1920s, it resembles other sculptures by La Faguay, Chiparus and Le Verrier but is distinctly his own. Bronze that has acquired a rich green patina, it also bears a clear signature on the base.  Halbout  also used the name Georges Halbout Tanney. He was born in Paris 1895, was a civilian prisoner during WW1 and then entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1918. In the late 1920s he settled in Algeria and continued work as a sculptor and professor through the 1980s winning  art medals and recognition. He died in 1986 after a long career.

He is most famous for his grand sculpture of Joan of Arc that was commissioned by the state in 1936  and is found in the square in the  city of Algiers .