A terracotta bust of a young girl entitled "Thais" (it is a female name). Very characteristic of this French Art Nouveau sculptor, emotional style of the portrait.
Secession, France, sign. "E. Villanis "and" 1899 ", circa 1900
Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914) - French sculptor of Italian origin. From 1871 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin. From the mid-1980s until the end of his life, he lived and worked in Paris. From 1886, he actively participated in annual salons, he also presented his works at international exhibitions. His oeuvre is dominated by female representations: biblical, mythological, historical, operatic heroines and allegories.
Height 50 cm, width 29.5 cm.
The condition is visible in the photos, good, with slight nicks at the edge of the base.
