French school. Art Nouveau, ca.1905.

French school. Art Nouveau, ca.1905.
"Bust of a young man".
Painted terra cotta.
With maker's mark and numbering on the reverse.
It shows wear and some chipping.
Measurements: 52 x 34 x 23 cm.

Terracotta bust of Art Nouveau period representing a young man with his hair wrapped in a scarf that frames a face of fine features and half-closed eyelids that give it an introspective air. A flower with sensual petals decorates her chest and bouquets outline the neckline, genuinely modernist details.