ENCHANTING FISH

Georges ARTEMOFF

Wooden sculpture direct cutting, signed ‘ARTEMOFF’, single and original piece

Height:  17,32″ (44 cm)   Width: 9,13″ (23,2 cm)   Depth: 5,15″ (13,1 cm)

Circa 1930

Related artwork: a wooden sculpture by Georges Artemoff Enchanting Fish conserved at the Centre Pompidou, State purchase, 1932, inventory number JP83

Description

This artwork was inspired by a Russian tale in which a fish springs out of a lake bearing a ring it bestows upon a princess.