Anne-Marie PROFILLET (1898-1939). Saint Francis preaching to the birds. Plaster bas-relief. Titled and signed lower right. Height 18 cm - Width 10.5 cm A pencil sketch on paper by the artist and a letter from the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit of Paris, dated October 24, 1938, are enclosed. Note: the slate bas-relief of Saint-François, dated 1937, was commissioned by the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit for their community in Africa.