EMMANUEL VILLANIS (France, 1858–1914). “Female Figure.”

EMMANUEL VILLANIS (France, 1858–1914). “Female Figure.” Terracotta. Signed. Measurements: 75 cm (height). A French sculptor of Italian origin associated with the Art Nouveau movement, Emmanuel Villanis studied at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, where Odoardo Tabacchi was among his teachers. After returning from Italy, Villanis settled in Montmartre in 1885, a Parisian neighborhood he would never leave. One of the most prolific sculptors of the late 19th century, he was a

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H 75 cm