Richard (Ricardo) AURILI (1834- ca. 1914), Bust of a woman

Terracotta; height 53 cm; width 31 cm.
France, Paris, 19th/20th century.
Bust of a young woman with her hair tied at the nape of her neck and a headband over her forehead. Naked shoulders; visible fragment of dress with diagonal edge of neckline. Signature on the side of the base: "R. Aurili"
Artwork by Italian sculptor Ricardo Aurili (1834-1914), working until ca.1890 in Belgium, later in Paris.