PAUL LANDOWSKI (1875-1961) Dance of Purity from the series of 4 Cambodian Dancers, the model created in [1947], our proof numbered II/XV Sculpture. Bronze proof with medallic patina and scattered gold highlights. Lost-wax casting. Early edition. Signed P. LANDOWSKIand monogrammed, stamped SUSSE Fres Paris Cire perdue on the terrace. Height: 51cm Historical background: Our sculpture comes from a set of four sculptures featuring Cambodian dancers, whose model was the Indian-born dancer Nyota Inyoka (1896-1971). Public collection: Musée Paul Landowski, Boulogne-Billancourt - A bronze proof of our sculpture model is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number 1982.1.17. Exhibitions: - Paul Landowski - Galerie Jean de Ruaz, Paris, May 1947. A bronze proof of our sculpture model exhibited at this event (N°19). - Salon de la Société des Beaux-Arts de la France d'Outre-Mer - Paris, 1948. A bronze proof of our sculpture model exhibited at this event (N°2156). - Festival international de peinture en Belgique - Antwerp, 1950. A bronze proof of our sculpture model presented at this event. - Aspects de la danse - Galerie Yves Jaubert, Paris, 1975. A bronze proof of our sculpture model presented at this event. - Paul Landowski - Centre Culturel, Boulogne-Billancourt, 1982. A bronze proof of our sculpture model exhibited at this event. - Images d'orient - Musée Landowski, Boulogne-Billancourt, 1998. A bronze proof of our sculpture model presented at this event. - Hommage à Paul Landowski - Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, 2005. A bronze proof of our sculpture model presented at this event. Bibliography: - GérardCaillet, Bruno Foucart and Michèle Lefrançois - Landowski - Éditions Van Wilder, Paris, 1989. A bronze proof of our sculpture model is reproduced on page 90. - Michèle Lefrançois - Paul Landowski: l'œuvre sculpté - Éditions Créaphis, Grâne, 2009. A bronze proof of our sculpture model reproduced on page 393; the model is referenced under number 47.09 in the catalog of the sculpted work.