Gaston Lachaise, American, French, 1882 to 1935, patinated cast bronze sculpture, Acrobat. Mounted on a base. Signed with a cast signature, G. Lachaise, on the base. Gaston Lachaise, the French American sculptor who produced lively portrait busts but also sculptures of the female anatomy that border upon abstractions, played a critical role in the development of American 20th century art. The bronze statue of L Acrobat conceived in 1928 and cast during his lifetime, fuses the abstract refinements of Brancusi and Nadelman with the realism of Degas. There seems to be a perfect balance between the swelling forms and vertical forces of gravity that anchor the piece to the base. L Acrobat aspires to formal perfection in depicting an inverted athlete in the same manner as a similar work of Greek sculpture like the Discobolus. American and European Bronze Sculptures, Figures, Figurines, Statues, Home Decor, Interior Design, and Collectibles.