the face is adorable and emerges from the marble as if in a corolla, of course it is a piece of clothing but it is reminiscent of the work of certain current photographers who make baby faces emerge from roses or cabbages .
the sculpture is inspired by and is entirely in the spirit of Carriès' infant faces.
the result is superb with a very beautiful old patina.
excellent condition.
a very beautiful art nouveau baby face sculpture.
dimensions:
16 cm high. we deliver and ship all over the world, please contact us for an accurate quote.
Jean-Joseph-Marie Carriès is a French sculptor and ceramist born in Lyon on February 15, 1855 and died in Paris on July 1, 1894. He is renowned for his enameled stoneware influenced by Japanese ceramics and his dreamlike creatures which link him to the Symbolist movement . Wikipedia