Wild Boar - Alfred Dubucand 1828-1894

Period Circa 1867-1883 for the head model SchoolFrench school of animal sculpture DimensionsHeight: approx. 12.5 cmWidth: approx. 7 cmLength: approx. 15 cm Ovoid base: approx. 15 X 7 cm Weight: 1,408 grams SignatureSigned intaglio on the motif On the edge of the terrace, the founder's signature: Patrouilleau Edit.Foundry and art publisher in the first part of the 20th century (circa 1890 - 1914), this publisher is renowned for the quality of its alloys, as well as the precision of its chiseling, and the meticulousness brought to the finishes.

The sculptor captured this wild boar, frozen by fear. The wild boar, with its short, swift legs and sharp tusks, is a surprisingly shy animal that avoids humans as much as it can. However, it becomes fearsome and ferocious if cornered. Known since Antiquity (remember the Erymanthian boar, fourth of his twelve labors, which Odysseus defeated). A symbol of courage and savagery, a mythical animal for some, a brutal and unbridled beast for others, the boar is intertwined with human beliefs and daily life. Hunting it is a human ordeal. What hunter has not dreamed of chasing a boar and being the victor? Albert Dubucand, a great lover of nature and animals, and a great hunter before the Eternal, could not fail to give his version of it with his fine and precise chisel. Alfred DUBUCAND came to sculpture late in life. The Salon Booklets state that he was a student of the great animal sculptor Antoine-Louis BARYE (1795-1875) and of Pierre Louis ROUILLARD (1820-1881), his near contemporary, also a renowned animal sculptor, but they are silent on the motivations that ultimately led him to this art.
Alfred DUBUCAND presented his first work at the 1867 Salon. With remarkable regularity, he was present at each Salon until 1883, presenting two works. One, a new work in wax (or plaster) the other in bronze, which is in fact the work presented in wax the previous year. In his 16 years of participation in the Salons, he never deviated from this method and was awarded a third-class medal in 1879 for his Persian Hunter!

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