"AIR WIND" white marble sculpture

White marble sculpture from the 1930s depicting the head of a woman in fast motion. Dimensions: length 35cm, height 33cm, and depth 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, from the Art Deco Period. The 1920s and 30s were marked with significant progress in the aeronautical industry. This period saw the first airplanes specializing in freight and passenger transport. The planes 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 Lindbergh 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. Our bust is comparable to one by the Hungarian sculptor, ALEXANDRE KETELY (deceased in 1940), of JEAN MERMOZ (1901-1936), a famous French aviator. The sculptures share the same return to Neo-classicism that marked the 30s. Ketely also did a sculpture of Zephyr, the personification of The West Wind in Greek mythology; circa 1930, measurements: width 35cm, height 33cm and depth 21cm