Pamono Art Nouveau Patinated Plaster of Paris Sculpture by Joseph Zomers, Belgium> Art Deco

Statuette of a nude woman sitting in plaster of Paris coated, the plaster of Paris, is a very durable material, used since antiquity, was used by the ancient Egyptians as a binder in the construction of the pyramids and is used in sculpture for its robustness, the name is linked to the ancient quarries of Montmartre in Paris, the statue is a work of the famous Belgian sculptor and bronze artist Joseph Zomers he performed between 1915 and 1920 whose signature is on the pedestal. The woman is represented in a pose with ill-concealed malice and shows without reticence her body with a thin erotic veil, the artist has not executed the face just to accentuate a mysterious charm; it is a figure of harmonic proportions that takes into greater consideration the erotic connotations, however a refined and elegant eroticism that presents itself in a courteous manner, subtle and suggestive but at the same time provocative and irreverent; the woman, in her most intimate dimension, as a naked presence, defenseless but seductive, becomes the embodiment of the poetic essence of the artist, the emblematic figure of his aesthetics. It is an object in perfect Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) style, in fact many artists of this current used eroticism as their work, portraying women as ethereal and fatal beings, being inspired by “le beau sexe” thanks to their naked, soft and seductive forms. Joseph Zomers was born in Liege, Belgium in 1895 and died in 1928; he studied art in Maredsous (Belgium), many of his works are permanently exhibited at the Musée de Liège; Zomers is well known for his public monument “Tchantchès” in Liège. This great work in stone and bronze is located in the Outremeuse district in Rue Pont-Saint-Nicolas; designed by Joseph Zomers. Measures width cm.11, depth cm.15, height cm.38. Made of plaster of Paris coated, is a very durable material, used since ancient times, was used by the ancient Egyptians as a binder in the construction of the pyramids and is used in sculpture for its strength.