Sculpture - The Percheron Horse, Pierre Lenordez (1815–1892) - Bronze

Bronze sculpture with a nuanced brown patina , depicting a draft horse , of the Percheron breed , by the sculptor Pierre Lenordez (1815–1892) , a specialist in equestrian sculpture of his era .
The work embodies the timeless expression of the strength and majesty of this iconic animal .
The horse is depicted in a dynamic and proud posture .
The sculptor highlights the horse’s massive build , with a highly developed skeletal structure and musculature characteristics of the Percheron breed , suited for farm work and logging .
Pierre Lenordez , an artist active in the 19th century , was part of an era when art responded to a quest for authenticity and realism , incorporating elements of everyday life . 
With "The Percheron Horse", he evokes a sense of nostalgia for agricultural traditions , while highlighting the physical and spiritual qualities of this noble animal . 
The sculptor’s signature "P. Lenordez" appears on the richly ornamented naturalistic base .
Antique sculpture, dating from the second half of the 19th century .
In very good condition with a beautiful patina .

Dimensions: 23 cm x 28 cm

Pierre Lenordez (1815 - 1892)

Pierre Lenordez is considered one of the best specialists in equestrian sculptureof his time .

He acquired a certain celebrity by producing sculptures , great winners of horse races , such as "Monarque" (Normandy Museum in Caen) or "Gladiateur" (Castel-Museum of Saumur) , or scenes with the horse as the main subject .
He began to exhibit at the "Salon" in 1855 with a waxwork of "Baron", a horse from the Imperial Stud in the Boulogne wood .
He would exhibit there four more times until 1877.

He was the author of the horse in the equestrian sculpture of "Jeanne d'Arc" commissioned by his nephew , Albert Lenordez , for Montebourg , his native town .
Other monumental statues can be seen such as , "The monument to Jehan de Grouchy" on a square in Harfleur or "Picker on horseback" (2.45 m) in the courtyard from Castel of Perrier in Epernay .
Pierre Le Nordez also distinguished himself in the history subjects that were very popular in his time .
One of his most important works is "The Capitaine of Estouteville during the defense of Mont Saint-Michel" (Plaster , Avranches museum) .

His knowledge of the horse encouraged him to write a work on hippology published in 1886 , "The Horse , its conformation and its breeding".
Back in Normandy , Pierre Lenordez taught sculpture for ten years at the Municipal School of Fine Arts in Caen , training many students , the most famous of whom was Arthur Le Duc , who would reveal himself to his turn like a great equestrian carver .