Bronze XIX°, 53 Cm, By Jules Moigniez 1835/1894, Pheasant And Shrew

Period: XIX, Beautiful bronze, in very good condition, with marble base in very good condition too.
Signed: Jules Moigniez,
Jules Moigniez referenced artist and side, Coast up to €40,000 for group subjects Coast up to €6,000 for a similar bronze subject Subject: the pheasant and the shrew…
Dimensions: high: 53 cm , length: 50 cm, depth: 28 cm., 27 Kg.

Biography:
Jules MOIGNIEZ 1835/1894
Jules Moigniez is a French animal sculptor, born May 28, 1835 in Senlis and died May 29, 1894 in Saint-Martin-du- Mound. His father was a metal gilder. Moigniez was a pupil of Paul Comolera (1818-1897), a great sculptor specializing in birds. His master is Paul Comoléra, who was a pupil of François Rude. At the age of twenty, Moigniez exhibited his first sculpture Chien braque arresting a pheasant 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 again presented his sculptures at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. Moigniez enjoyed success, particularly in England and the United States. Indeed, his works are considered to be remarkably detailed, with very thorough carving, complemented by an elegance in the attitudes. Faced with the success of his son, his father created a foundry especially for him.
Sick for several years, he committed suicide on May 29, 1894 in Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, where he is buried. Source Bénézit and Pierre Kjellberg, Dictionary of sculptors: 19th century bronzes, Editions de l'Amateur, 1997.
Compiègne Museums, Compiègne castle: Pointing Dog with Pheasant, 1855, bronze. Paris, Museum of Hunting and Nature: Wild boar hunting, bronze group. Mont de Marsan Museum

Sold with Invoice and Certificate.
Bronze visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends.
Free shipping for France, Belgium, Luxembourg. And on estimate for abroad