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Bronze proof with brown patina , representing
a hunting dog of the spaniel breed , by
the animal sculptor Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) .
The spaniel is standing still , looking attentively towards the horizon .
Its senses are alert , thanks to its sense of smell , it detects its prey without even seeing it .
Signature of the sculptor
"E.DELABRIÈRRE" in hollow , on the richly worked naturalist terrace decorated with vegetation .
Antique bronze , period second part of the 19th century , circa 1880 .
Very good state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 20.2 cm x 30 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
Honorable 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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