Gilt bronze
Height: 23.5"
Mona Vanna (or Monna Vanna) is the name given to an unattributed drawing depicting a nude version of Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa, now preserved at the Musée Condé in the Château de Chantilly.
Following the release of the silent film Monna Vanna in 1922, this sensual female figure became a particularly fashionable subject among artists during the 1920s. Numerous painters and sculptors depicted a nude woman — wearing sandals and removing her cloak —, as exemplified by at least two works by Franz von Stuck.
Signed, numbered located, and dated (partially erased) on top of base: "M. SIMARD 4PARIS …’"
