Louis Emmanuel Chavignier (1922–1972), France. Large sculpture in patinated bronze. Standing nude woman. 1960s.

Louis Emmanuel Chavignier (1922–1972), France. Large sculpture in patinated bronze. Standing nude woman. 1960s. Measures: 44 x 12 cm. In excellent condition. Signed. Louis Emmanuel Chavignier (1922–1972) was an internationally renowned French sculptor. After a brief stay at the École nationale des beaux-arts de Paris, he went to work at the Louvre, where he restored objects from Egyptian and Chaldean antiquity. During the 1950s, he began to create his own artworks, influenced by his work as a restorer.