Panthère en Marche

François Pompon. Atelier Valsuani, edited by. Sculpture entitled “Grue Couronnée en marche”. Bronze with green patina, lost wax casting. Stamp of the Foundry “cire perdue C. Valsua...

Excellent late 19th Century French bronze figure of a walking stag with beautiful autumnal, green. black. brown and orange patination and excellent hand finished surface detail on an oval naturalistic base with integral stepped plinth, signed Barye and inscribed F Barbedienne Fondeur ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Measures: Height: 19 cm Width: 22 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1870 Foundry: F Barbedienne Materials: Bronze Book Ref Barye by Michel Poletti & Alain Richarme ABOUT Antoine Louis Barye “The Michelangelo of the Menagerie” These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts. The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...

From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) Bronze by Antoine-Louis Barye. The Jaguar Qui Marche translates directly to Jag...

Maurice Prost (1894-1967, France) : "Walking Black Panthera" / "Panthère noire en marche" Black patinated and varnished bronze on a black fine Belgium marble base (Pure black colour stone with no veins) / Sculpture en bronze...

La Panthère is a magnificent animalier sculpture from the Art Deco period. It was made by Maurice Prost an edited by SUSSE Frères fondeurs à Paris. This pi...

Art Deco bronze sculpture of a panther by Maurice Prost. Signed M. Prost and Susse frères Editeurs Paris. Bronze with black patina on a Belgian Black Marble base. This bronze is...