Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Seated Nude with Flowers by Real Del Sarte, 1920

Maxime Real del Sarte was a French sculptor and political activist. was born on 2 May 1888 in Paris, France as the son of the sculptor Louis Desire Real and Marie Magdeleine Real del Sarte. Sarte was a cousin of the painter Thérèse Geraldy and was also related to the composer Georges Bizet. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts. He served in World War I and had his left arm amputated in 1916. He won the Grand Prix National des Beaux-Arts in 1921. Sarte designed over 50 war memorials in France. He also designed many statues of Joan of Arc. Additionally, he designed busts for the Dukes of Guise and Orlean. Sarte died on 15 February 1954 near Saint-Jean-de-Luz.