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Bronze proof with brown patina , depicting the thoroughbred mare
"MONDAINE" , famous for her victories in the great horse races of the 19th century , by the sculptor
Pierre Lenordez (1815 - 1892) .
Signature of the sculptor
"LENORDEZ" in hollow , on the naturalist oval terrace .
Bronze titled
"MONDAINE" in a cartouche in the center of the terrace .
Old bronze , period second half of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 26 cm x 30 cm
Pierre Lenordez (1815 - 1892)
Pierre Le Nordez is considered one of
the best specialists in equestrian sculpture of his time .
He acquired a certain celebrity by producing sculptures , great winners of horse races , such as
"Monarque" (Normandy Museum in Caen) or
"Gladiateur" (Castel-Museum of Saumur) , or scenes with the horse as the main subject .
He began to exhibit at the
"Salon" in 1855 with a waxwork of
"Baron", a horse from the Imperial Stud in the Boulogne wood .
He would exhibit there four more times until 1877.
He was the author of the horse in the equestrian sculpture of
"Jeanne d'Arc" commissioned by his nephew , Albert Le Nordez , for Montebourg , his native town .
Other monumental statues can be seen such as ,
"The monument to Jehan de Grouchy" on a square in Harfleur or
"Picker on horseback" (2.45 m) in the courtyard from Castel of Perrier in Epernay .
Pierre Le Nordez also distinguished himself in the history subjects that were very popular in his time .
One of his most important works is
"The Capitaine of Estouteville during the defense of Mont Saint-Michel" (Plaster , Avranches museum) .
His knowledge of the horse encouraged him to write a work on hippology published in 1886 , "The Horse , its conformation and its breeding" .
Back in Normandy , Pierre Le Nordez taught sculpture for ten years at
the Municipal School of Fine Arts in Caen , training many students , the most famous of whom was
Arthur Le Duc , who would reveal himself to his turn like a
great equestrian carver .
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