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Important bronze group , with brown patina representing
a family of merinos , by the sculptor
Jules Moigniez (1835 – 1894) .
The group consists of a ram , a ewe and two sheep .
The style of Jules Moigniez is particularly recognizable , in the precision he brings to the details of his animal subjects .
Signature of the sculptor
"J.Moigniez" in hollow , on the richly chiseled and decorated naturalist terrace .
Old bronze , period second part of the 19th century , circa 1880 .
Very good state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 29.5 cm x 42 cm x 20 cm
Jules Moigniez (1835-1894)
Jules Moigniez is a French animal sculptor .
He was a student of Paul Comolera (1818 – 1897) , a great sculptor specializing in birds , himself a student of François Rude .
J.Moigniez exhibited his first sculpture "Dog Braque stopping a pheasant" at the age of twenty at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris .
He then exhibited regularly at the Salon , from 1859 to 1892 ,
where he obtained an honorable mention in the first year .
He presented his sculptures again at
the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878.
Jules Moigniez enjoyed great success , particularly in England and the United States .
Indeed ,
his works are considered remarkably detailed , with very thorough carving , complemented by elegance in attitudes .
Faced with his son's success
,
his father created a foundry especially for him . Ref: WF2BQSQ0EJ