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Life Size, 19th Century, Terracotta Dogs

circa 1885

Pair of expressive, hand-painted, terracotta dogs with glass eyes from England.

Sensitively rendered, hand-cast, signed bronze sculpture of a resting dog on a naturalistic base of the same by listed French artist, Georges Lucien-Guyot (1885-1973). The animal is relaxed with head on crossed paws- a familiar and charming pose. Born to a modest family, Guyot lacked the funds for a formal education but was apprenticed to a woodcarver and gained valuable technical expertise through copying religious works from the 15th century. Turning his sights to the natural world, he frequently drew animals and plants in the Jardin des Plantes, transferring his studies to sculptures in the studio. A famous figure of the Montmartre disttrict of Paris, Guyot was the host of the famed artist salon building, the Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, he joined the group of the Twelve, created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet...

A rare and charming life-size model of a seated dog in buff terracotta, with head turned and an inquisitive expression on his face. He has clearly spent all his life indoors as the c...

A wonderfully decorative and most charming English 19th century Terra Cotta earthenware statue of a dog. The small English Spaniel is laying down with an exquisite expression and fur...