French Bronze Sculpture "Standing Horse" by Isidore J. Bonheur & Peyrol Foundry

A fine lifetime cast, this bronze sculpture depicts a Spanish peasant playing a classical guitar while riding on the back of a mule. It is a rich model, complete with a handsomely de...

“BOEUF COUCHE” patinated bronze sculpture by Rosa Bonheur. Signed in naturalist base "Rosa B.”; sand-cast; stamped verso PEYROL Item # 00...

An exquisite and very rare casting of an Aberdeen-Angus bull, an unusual and distinctive breed of cattle from Scotland, this sculpture by Isidore Jules Bonheur is almost without a doubt cast by the foundry of his brother-in-law Hippolyte Peyrol and a rather early model as well in light of the distinctive construction method. In her text on the selection of 46 animal bronzes in the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, Eleanor Luciano notes regarding this model that "Bonheur is never recorded to have been to Scotland, where he would have seen this unusual breed. Rosa Bonheur painted in Scotland, and its seems likely that Isidore would have drawn the idea for this bull either from one of her sketches or from an agricultural show in France. The animal's rich mane and strong modeling make this one of the most successful." Notable is the very fine surface patination which exhibits a glassy finish with a complex range of colors presenting in the body of the bull, overall being medium brown but augmented with an underlying reddish hue against auburn highlights. The base is signed "I. BONHEUR" in the typical manner. Museum collections: * National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, acc. no. 2006.128.3 * Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia...

An incredibly fine sand-cast model of two hunting dogs bound together by chain links, they have caught the scent of game in the air and a frenzy has overtaken both of them. The work ...

The original model for Boeuf Couché by Rosa Bonheur was conceived in 1846 as a study for her first major painting Le Boeufs du Cantal and was also executed in charcoal on paper the s...

A fine casting after Moigniez's model of a Standing Bull, it was also composed as a group together with a cow with some slight variation in positioning as well as being offered as an...

Inscribed I. Bonheur, with Peyrol foundry mark.

Inscribed "Rosa B" and stamped with the "Peyrol" foundry on the base.

Fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing horse with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to mid/golden brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed I Bonheur ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 13 cm Length: 19 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1870 Materials: Bronze Book Ref Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Kjellberg Page no. 177 SKU: 8526 DESCRIPTION Isidore Bonheur Bonheur Cheval– Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of Rosa Bonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895. Isidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey...

Isidore-Jules Bonheur (French, 1827-1901) Highland pony carrying a stag signed 'I. BONHEUR' (on the base) bronze, with brownish-black patina A ra...

Impressive late 19th century animalier bronze group of two opposing polo players on their eager ponies going for the ball with excellent hand chased surface detail and good color, raised on a stepped naturalistic base and signed I Bonheur.

Lost wax casting. On an oval base in dark marble stands another, made in bronze and worked to look like a meadow. The two cattle are placed in profile, with the head of the cow hig...

French bronze figure of bull with attacking dog on an oval base (signed alton), 19th or 20th century.

Isidore Jules Bonheur (French, 1827-1901) ‘Le Grand Jockey ‘ Signed 'I Bonheur' and with foundry stamp PEYROL EDITEUR'. Bronze, rich mid-brown...

Herbert W. Clark Jr. (American, New York, 1877-1920). Patinated bronze sculpture, Saddle Horse, 1915. Base marked "Copyright 1915 by Herbert W. Clark Jr.” Also marked “Gorham Co....

A large bronze sculpture of a stallion produced in France in the middle 19th century a lost wax casting and hand finished and years of great patination leaving this bronze with a gre...

Fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing horse with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to mid/golden brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed I Bonheur ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 13 cm Length: 19 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1870 Materials: Bronze Book Ref Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Kjellberg Page no. 177 SKU: 8526 DESCRIPTION Isidore Bonheur Bonheur Cheval– Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of Rosa Bonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895. Isidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey...

A fabulous late 19th Century animalier bronze group of two opposing polo players on their eager ponies going for the ball with excellent hand chased surface detail and good colour, raised on a stepped naturalistic base and signed I Bonheur Additional Information Height: 32 cm Width: 67 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1880 Materials: Bronze About Isidore Bonheur Isidore Bonheur, born in Bordeaux May 15 1827. Isidore was the third child of Christine Dorotheé Sophie Marquis (1797–1833), a musician, and Oscar-Raymond Bonheur (1796–1849) (a landscape and portrait painter and an early adherent of Saint-Simonianism, a Christian-socialist sect that promoted the education of women alongside men). Isidore was the brother of Auguste Bonheur...

Impressive late 19th century animalier bronze group of two opposing polo players on their eager ponies going for the ball with excellent hand chased surface detail and good color, raised on a stepped naturalistic base and signed I Bonheur.

A large and impressive bronze study of a striding Bull by Isidore Bonheur. Excellent hand chased patination. Signed ' I Bonheur' to base together with sta...

Isidore-Jules Bonheur (French, 1827-1901) Highland pony carrying a stag signed 'I. BONHEUR' (on the base) bronze, with brownish-black patina A ra...

Inscribed I. Bonheur, with Peyrol foundry mark.