A fabulous Art Nouveau bronze figure of a beautiful naked lady standing amongst cattails with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand finished surface detail, impressed with Siot Decauville Paris foundry pastille and signed Raoul-Larche
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 73 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1900
Foundry: Siot Decauville
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 7751
DESCRIPTION
Larche
François-Raoul Larche (1860 Saint-André-de-Cubzac – 1912 Paris) was a French Art Nouveau sculptor whose work included several figures of Christ, but who may be better known for his numerous female figures, both nude and draped.
He was one of several artists inspired by the dancer Loie Fuller; one of his best-known statues depicts Fuller dancing with part of her drapery billowing above and behind her head like a flame.
Another well-known sculpture, Les Violettes, depicts a group of nude children with an older girl who may be their mother or older sister. Their bodies are entwined with flower stems and leaves and they are all wearing petal bonnets, suggesting that they are meant to represent the spirits of flowers.
