Sculpture - Spaniel Dog On The Lookout , Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) - Bronze

Bronze proof with brown patina , representing a hunting dog of the spaniel breed , by the animal sculptor Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) .
The spaniel is standing still , looking attentively towards the horizon .
Its senses are alert , thanks to its sense of smell , it detects its prey without even seeing it .
Signature of the sculptor "E.DELABRIÈRRE" in hollow , on the richly worked naturalist terrace decorated with vegetation .
Antique bronze , period second part of the 19th century , circa 1880 .
Very good state of conservation and patina .

Dimensions : 20.2 cm x 30 cm

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912)

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre , famous French animal sculptor , born in Paris on March 29 , 1829 .
He studied painting with the painter Jean-Baptiste Delestre , before turning to sculpture .
His first exhibition was at the "Salon of French Artists" in 1848 , with a wax sculpture of "A Terrier Holding a Hare".
From then on , Paul-Edouard Delabrierre devoted all his work to animal art .

Influenced by Antoine Louis Barye , E.Delabrierre is considered one of the most important artists of the Animal School .
The Louvre welcomed ‘Horse Riding’, surely the largest group of paintings that E.Delabrierre had ever done .
He exhibited at the ‘Salon of French Artists’ for some fifty years , from 1848 to 1898 , and obtained an Honorable Mention in 1859 for his work "Indian panther devouring a heron" .
He was a member of the Society of French Artists .

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre died in Paris in 1912 .