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Bronze proof with brown patina , depicting
a raised right foreleg stallion , by the sculptor
Paul-Edouard Delabrièrre (1829-1912) .
The horse is depicted in movement ,
the posture is aerial and underlines the free character of the horse .
Signature of the sculptor
"E.DELABRIERRE" in hollow , on the richly decorated naturalist terrace .
Old edition sculpture , period second half of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 22.5 cm x 26.5 cm
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912)
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre ,
famous French animal sculptor , born in Paris on March 29 , 1829 .
He studied painting with the painter Jean-Baptiste Delestre ,
before turning to sculpture .
His first exhibition was at
the "Salon of French Artists" in 1848 , with a wax sculpture of "A Terrier Holding a Hare".
From then on ,
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre devoted all his work to animal art .
Influenced by Antoine Louis Barye ,
E.Delabrierre is considered one of the most important artists of the Animal School .
The Louvre welcomed
‘Horse Riding’, surely the largest group of paintings that E.Delabrierre had ever done .
He exhibited at the
‘Salon of French Artists’ for some fifty years ,
from 1848 to 1898 , and obtained an
Honourable Mention in 1859 for his work "Indian panther devouring a heron" .
He was a member of the Society of French Artists .
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre died in Paris in 1912 .
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