Art Nouveau sculpture in biscuit representing a nude after Edouard…

A sculpture in biscuit representing a nude woman standing, one arm raised toward the sky holding a star and the other resting on a protruding rock. It takes a little support on a rock that forms the basis, the hair in a very relaxed mouvment. She is staring at two birds flying below. Signed E. Drouot. Edouard Drouot was a French sculptor born in 1859 in Sommevoire died in 1945. He began his career as a genre painter, but soon devoted himself to sculpture. He left his native village young enough to study in Paris in the studio of Emile Thomas then Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912). The latter taught him how to carve academically corresponding to the taste of the time. Edouard Drouot emphasizes movement and expressiveness in his sculpted works. This virtuoso sculptor likes to stage his figures in poses to the precarious balance, which gives them an irresistible grace, as evidenced by its famous bronze sculpture of the Greek god Pan. Sculptures of Drouot have a penchant for fluidity, rhythm and curves of Art Nouveau. It brings its know-how to sublimate the grace and feminine sensuality.
Circa :1900
Dim: w: 15.7 in - d: 15.7in - h: 24.4in.
Dim: L:40cm, P:40cm, H:62cm.