La Nature se dévoilant à la Science. A large multipatinated bronze figure with varied gilt and red highlights and gold tinted Scarab Beatle pinning the fold of the drapery. The integrated plinth with signature E. Barrias. The statue was made after the original of Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) and probably cast in the mid-decades of the 20th century. Louis-Ernest Barrias was one of the most celebrated and influential sculptors of the late nineteenth century. The original statue (1899) was carved from Algerian marble and depicts a semi-nude and well endowed young woman. The figure represents the allegory of Nature, removing her veil to reveal her face and bare breasts to the cold gaze of science. It was seen as an example of Barrias's most celebrated work, a homage to advances made in scientific exploration and a masterpiece of early Art Nouveau. The original version is permanently exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The offered figure is made of heavy bronze with the gown covering the entire posterior part and is held together by a scarab. This artwork has also been reproduced in different versions and realized in various media including ivory and alabaster.This large and heavy bronze measures 57 cm in height and weighs a full 14,9 kg in weight. It will be adequately and securely packed for shipment