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12"x15" Art Deco Bronze Lion Lioness Sculpture Figurine Statue 23 LBS.

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Sculptures Start Price:199.00 USD Estimated At:449.00 - 719.00 USD
12 x15 Art Deco Bronze Lion Lioness Sculpture Figurine Statue 23 LBS.
11YRD31880 The Male And Female Lion Sit And Lay On The Open Plains Strewn With The Gold Light Of The Setting Sun. In Synchronicity, They Stare Out To Something Lost And Then Found In The Mirage Of The Horizon. After Curiosity Leaves The Cats, The Female Will Resume Cleaning Her Front Paws As The Male Will Go Back To Scenting The Air In The Dusk. Other Than A Symbol For Strength, Other Symbolic Attributes Of The Lion Include Courage, Power, Royalty, Dignity, Authority, Dominion, Justice, Wisdom And Ferocity. The Handmade Bronze Sculpture Was Molded Using The Age-Old Method Of Lost-Wax Casting And Stained With A Brown Patina Finish For Conservation. It Is Mounted Upon A Black Marble Base With The Artist Barye'S Signature. Antoine-Louis Barye (September 24, 1796 – June 25, 1875) Was A French Sculptor Most Famous For His Work As An Animalier, A Sculptor Of Animals. Born In Paris, Barye Began His Career As A Goldsmith, Like Many Sculptors Of The Romantic Period. After Studying Under Sculptor Francois-Joseph Bosio And Painter Baron Antoine-Jean Gros He Was In 1818 Admitted To The École Des Beaux Arts. But It Was Not Until 1823, While Working For Fauconnier, The Goldsmith, That He Discovered His True Predilection From Watching The Animals In The Jardin Des Plantes, Making Vigorous Studies Of Them In Pencil Drawings Comparable To Those Of Delacroix, Then Modelling Them In Sculpture On A Large Or Small Scale...................SHIPPING USA: $25....HI, ALASKA, CANADA: $79...ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: $189
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