"Art Nouveau Terracotta By Jules Causse (circa 1900)"
A superb and rare Art Nouveau terracotta by Jules Causs, depicting a sensual and meditative female figure seated in a grotto and holding a flower. This emblematic composition elegantly combines the softness of the female form with the mineral strength of the rocky setting, in a fully Symbolist spirit. The woman, an allegory of Nature and renewal, emerges from the grotto like a primal figure, evoking fertility, intimacy, and the poetry of the natural world.