Sculpture - Free Horse , Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) - Bronze

Bronze sculpture , with a nuanced brown patina , representing a "Cheval Libre" horse by Paul-Édouard Delabrierre .
The horse is represented here in motion , the front leg raised , the posture is aerial and underlines the free character of the horse .
Signature of the sculptor "E. DELABRIERRE" , hollow , on the naturalistic oval terrace , richly chiseled .
Period second part of the 19th century .
Very good state of preservation and patina .

Height : 23 cm   Length : 26 cm

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912)

Paul-Édouard Delabrierre , born in Paris , March 29 , 1829 is a French animal sculptor .

Paul-Édouard Delabrierre studied painting with the painter Jean-Baptiste Delestre , before turning to sculpture .
His first exhibition took place at the "Salon des Artistes français" in 1848 , with a wax sculpture representing "A Terrier holding a hare" .
It is from this moment that Paul-Edouard Delabrierre will devote all his work to Animal Art .

Influenced by Antoine Louis Barye , Delabrierre is considered one of the most important artists of the École Animalière .
The Louvre hosts "Horse Riding" , surely the largest group that Delabrièrre has ever made .
He exhibited at the "Salon des Artistes français" , for fifty years , from 1848 to 1898 , and obtained an honorable mention in 1859 with his work "Indian Panther devouring a heron" .
He is a member of the Society of French Artists .

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre died in Paris in 1912 .