"Sculpture - Group Of Woodcocks With A Frog , Leon Bureau (1866-1906) - Bronze"
Important bronze group with double patina , brown and gold , representing two woodcocks , accompanied by a frog , resting under the paw of one of them , by the sculptor Leon Bureau (1866-1906) . The woodcocks appear with finely chiseled plumage , a massive body , a long beak and their outstretched wings .
Jules Moigniez pays particular attention to anatomical details , his works are considered remarkably detailed , with very thorough chiseling , completed by an elegance in the attitudes .
Bronze group signed "L.Bureau" on the side of the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled and decorated with plants .
Old edition sculpture , period second part of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation .
Dimensions : 23 cm x 33 cm x 13.2 cm
Leon Bureau (1866-1906)
Leon Bureau was a French animal sculptor , born in Limoges on September 17 , 1906 .
A specialist in exotic animals , he began his apprenticeship with the sculptor Alexandre Falguiere (1831-1900) , and first exhibited at the French Artists Salon in 1884 .
He exhibited mainly plaster casts , a number of which were cast in bronze .
He died on May 26, 1906, in his native Limoges .
Some works :
Quail listening (1885)
Royal Tiger in Cambodia (1891)
Tiger and snake fight (1894)
Child with crab (1896)
Jaguar devouring an eagle (1899)
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