Sculpture En Bronze « La Jeune Fille Traversant Le Ruisseau »

A French brown-patina bronze sculpture, dating from the late 19th to the early 20th century, depicting a young woman in the act of crossing a natural passage. The figure stands barefoot on an irregularly shaped base simulating rocky terrain, while with her left hand she lifts the hem of her full skirt in a gesture conducive to movement. The work is distinguished by the sculptural rendering of the volumes and the dense drapery of the garments, which lend dynamism to the entire composition. The face, characterized by a smiling expression and turned downward, and the attention to anatomical detail and hairdo reflect the canons of genre sculpture of the period, which aimed at an idealized and graceful representation of popular or pastoral subjects.