ALBERT CHEURET


ALBERT CHEURET
French, 1884-1966
Clock, ca. 1929
Silvered bronze, onyx
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
The international craze for all things Egyptian began in 1922 when the tomb of King Tutankhamen was discovered. The exotic nature of the ancient Egyptian style especially appealed to artists during the Art Deco period. Cheuret's clock is among the most celebrated Art Deco objects in the Egyptian style. Its shape relates to an Egyptian headdress or wig, with flowing hair flanking the face of the pyramid-shaped clock.
Description from museum display

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