EMMANUEL VILLANIS (France, 1858 - 1914). "Female bust". Bronze sculpture.

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  EMMANUEL VILLANIS (France, 1858 - 1914). "Female bust". Bronze sculpture. Signed. Measurements: 60 cm (height). French sculptor of Italian origin, associated with the Art Nouveau movement, Emmanuel Villanis studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Albertina in Turin, where he counted among his teachers Odoardo Tabacchi. After his return from Italy, Villanis settled in 1885 in Montmartre, a Parisian neighborhood he would never leave. One of the most productive sculptors of the late 19th century, he was an artist of his time, reflecting in his work heroines of opera, literature, sacred history and mythology, such as Aida, Judith, Delilah, Lucretia or Cendrillon. He also tackled types such as "La bohemia", "La castellana" or "La parisina", as well as allegories ("La Pintura", "La Escultura"). He also made female busts in bronze, cast by the Societé des Bronzes de Paris. His pieces were exported from Paris all over the world, especially to the United States. Villanis was also known for his chryselephantine sculptures, always in a personal Art Nouveau style. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français between 1886 and 1910, being awarded an honorable mention in 1892, and participated in the Universal Exhibitions of Paris in 1889, where he was awarded a prize, and Chicago in 1903. Today Villanis is mainly represented in private collections.
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