Alexandre FALGUIERE, "The winner in cockfighting". bronze sculpture

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Alexandre FALGUIERE, "The winner in cockfighting". bronze sculpture

Name: Alexandre FALGUIERE, 'The winner in cockfighting'. bronze sculpture
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: UU205QMA0C
Price: 2800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

By Gallery des Victoires

Period 19th century

Style Other style

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75002 Paris

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Description

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French School XIXth Century, circa 1870.
Alexandre FALGUIERE (Toulouse 1831 - Paris 1900).
"The cockfight winner".
Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina.
By Thiébaut Frères in Paris.
Depicting a young boy at a run, one arm raised, who proudly displays his winning rooster on his forearm.
Signed "A. Falguière" and stamped "Thiébaut Frères fondeurs Paris" on the embankment.
Height: 59cm.

Bibliography: Pierre KJELLBERG, bronzes of the 19th century, Dictionary of sculptors, Editions L'Amateur, Model reproduced on pages 9 and 311.

Alexandre FALGUIERE (1831-1900) born in Toulouse, he learned drawing in Paris with Carrier-Belleuse and entered the school of fine arts in 1854 in François Jouffroy's studio.
He began at the salon in 1857 and won the Prix de Rome in 1859 with Mézence wounded.
He then spent five years at the French Academy, the Villa Medici in Rome and sent several of his works to the Salon, notably in 1864 his Vainqueur au combat de coq.

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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Other style (Bronze sculptures of Other style Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Alexandre FALGUIERE (1831-1900)
Height (cm)	59
Materials	Patinated Bronze