NERINA" BRONZE BUST, SIGNED EMMANUEL VILLANIS

Late 19th century Art Nouveau bronze bust with brown patina, signed Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914) and titled on the base "Nérina". It represents an elegant young woman, her hair covered with a scarf, wearing a necklace. The sculpture rests on a base in marble. The founder's stamp "Société des Bronzes de France" appears on the base at the back of the bust. Emmanuel Villanis was a French sculptor born in Lille in 1858 and died in Paris in 1914, of Italian parents. He studied at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, where he was taught by the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi. In 1885, he returned to Paris where he created his collection of female figurines (Aida, Judith, Dalila, Lucretia, Cinderella, Nerina...) embodying the great heroines of opera, literature, mythology and the Bible. He is one of the major sculptors of Art Nouveau.

Art Nouveau period

Circa: 1890

Dim: W:11cm, D:9cm, H:22cm.

Condition report Very good condition. Time wear.