L.Dumontant - Relief, Profil de Femme Art Nouveau - 26 cm - Patinated bronze - 1903

Bas-relief Art Nouveau in bronze – Portrait of a young woman – Signed L. Dumontant, 1903

Elegant oval bronze medal with a brown patina, showing in high relief the profile of a young woman with a sophisticated hairstyle, adorned with flowers and swept curls, wearing a high-collared bodice characteristic of the Belle Époque.

The delicate modeling of the face, the especially careful treatment of the hair, and the elegance of the composition testify to the Art Nouveau aesthetic of the early 20th century.

Signed « L. DUMONTANT » and dated « 1903 » in the lower right portion.

The signature could correspond to Louis Dumontant (1881–1918), a French painter active in the early 20th century, notably the author of a monumental work dated 1905 preserved in Saint-Jean-de-Losne. Attribution still to be confirmed.

Bronze of a thin thickness, bearing on the reverse the negative of the portrait in relief.

Beautiful antique patina, signs of use and oxidation in keeping with the age, no apparent damage.