Sculpture - Grouse In Bronze , Jules Moigniez (1835-1894)

Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina , representing a grouse (wild gallinaceous) , by Jules Moigniez .
The grouse figure with finely chiseled plumage , short wings , and a massive body .
Jules Moigniez pays particular attention to anatomical details , his works are considered to be remarkably detailed , with very thorough carving , complemented by an elegance in the attitudes .
Signature of the sculptor "J. MOIGNIEZ" , hollow , on the naturalist terrace .
Ancient bronze , period second half of the 19th century .
Very good state of preservation and patina .

Height : 24 cm   Length : 28 cm

Jules Moigniez (1835 – 1894)

Jules Moigniez is a French animal sculptor .
Jules 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 "Dog braque stopping 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 great 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 .