“Shackled” A hard to find cold painted sculpture of a nude slave girl sitting on a stone bench, her hands chained behind her back. She is wearing earrings, a red turban and a red removable skirt. Signed by Villanis, France 1890.
This model is illustrated on page 23 of
“Emmanuel Villanis” by Josje Hortulanus- de Mik. (skirt missing)
on page 643 of
”Les bronzes de XIXe siècle” by Pierre Kjellberg, Les éditions des amateurs
on page 606 of
“Bronzes, sculptors and founders” by H. Berman, Abage.
A description of this model in: “Emmanuel Villanis, un sculpteur art nouveau” by Pascal Launay, Thélès. General information about Villanis: “Etains 1900“ by Philippe Dahan. Les éditions de l’amateur, “Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ.
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