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Bronze Study by Charles Virion a Figural Study of a Pheasant Family and a Snail
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Study in Bronze of a family of pheasants surrounding a snail, signed with foundry mark.
Charles Louis Eugène Virion (1865-1946) was a noted French sculptor and ceramicist, principally of animals. Virion studied sculpture in Paris under Jean-Paul Aubé and Charles Gauthier and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1886 until the 1930s. He was awarded a distinction in 1893 and became a member the same year. He won a third-class medal in 1895. At the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 he won a bronze medal. He also regularly exhibited at the Salon des Animaliers after 1913.
After the First World War, he made memorials for several French municipalities and a public statue of a lifesize dog with puppy called "Mother's love" exposed in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Creator:Charles Louis Eugène Virion (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 3.25 in (8.26 cm)
- Style:Napoleon III (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: AJM1stDibs: LU1273215482402
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