Marie Georges Charles Coudray, Young Warrior with an Axe, bronze, late 19th century

Executed in bronze with a brown patina in the late 19th century, this sculpture by Marie Georges Charles Coudray depicts a young warrior standing, wearing drapery tied at the waist. The figure brandishes an axe in his raised right hand, while his left arm is bent across his chest in a halting gesture. The figure stands on a naturalistic rocky base bearing the artist's incised signature. Measuring 97 cm in height, the statue belongs to the French sculptural production of the period.