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Sculpture - The Free Horse, Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) - Bronze
Bronze proof with brown patina , depicting a raised right foreleg stallion , by the animal sculptor Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) .
The horse is represented in movement , the posture is aerial and underlines the free character of the horse .
Signature of the sculptor "E.DELABRIERRE", on the naturalist terrace richly decorated with vegetation .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the XIX th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 22.5 cm x 26.5 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 took place at the "Salon of French Artists" in 1848 , with a wax sculpture representing "A Terrier holding a hare" .
It was from this moment that Paul-Edouard Delabrierre will devote all his work to Animal Art .
Influenced by Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) , E. Delabrierre is considered one of the most important artists of the Animal School .
The Louvre hosts "Equestrianism" , surely the largest group that E. Delabrierre has ever done .
He exhibited at "The Salon of French Artists" for about fifty years , from 1848 to 1898 , and received an "Honorable Mention" in 1859 , with his work "Panther of India Devouring a Heron" .
He is a member of the Society of French Artists .
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre died in Paris in 1912 .
The horse is represented in movement , the posture is aerial and underlines the free character of the horse .
Signature of the sculptor "E.DELABRIERRE", on the naturalist terrace richly decorated with vegetation .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the XIX th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 22.5 cm x 26.5 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 took place at the "Salon of French Artists" in 1848 , with a wax sculpture representing "A Terrier holding a hare" .
It was from this moment that Paul-Edouard Delabrierre will devote all his work to Animal Art .
Influenced by Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) , E. Delabrierre is considered one of the most important artists of the Animal School .
The Louvre hosts "Equestrianism" , surely the largest group that E. Delabrierre has ever done .
He exhibited at "The Salon of French Artists" for about fifty years , from 1848 to 1898 , and received an "Honorable Mention" in 1859 , with his work "Panther of India Devouring a Heron" .
He is a member of the Society of French Artists .
Paul-Edouard Delabrierre died in Paris in 1912 .
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