French Art Nouveau Plaster Plaque by Rupert Carabin

A French Art Nouveau plaster plaque by Rupert Carabin that is painted brown. The plaque features two nude women in bas-relief, one seated with her arms extended, the other standing in profile and coyly holding a dish of fruit. The delicate interaction of the two women celebrates the female form and feminine sensuality. Freed from the constraints of corsets and fashion, Art Nouveau sculpture frequently explored the female nude and embued her with a new mystique. Titled “Allegory of Wine”. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 83.