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Bronze proof with brown patina , representing a hunting dog , spaniel breed by Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) .
The energy and hunting instinct of the dog is highlighted here .
The hunting dog is shown at a standstill , 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.DELABRIERRE" in hollow , on the richly worked naturalist terrace decorated with vegetation .
Old edition sculpture , period second part of the 19th century , circa 1870 .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 20.2 cm x 30 cm
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912)
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre , born in Paris on 29 March 1829 ,
was a French animal sculptor .
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre 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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