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17 LBS Vienna Elephant Austrian (13"X17")

Currency:USD Category:Home & Garden Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:720.00 - 1,260.00 USD
17 LBS Vienna Elephant Austrian (13 X17 )
He Walks Proudly Through The Dusty Plains Lifting His Trunk Up Towards The Sky While Letting Out A Loud Elephants Trumpet To Let His Presence Be Known. The Texturized Skin Of The Elephant Is Amazing In Detail With Scales, Creases And All. The Facial Structure Is Amazing With Great Proportion Giving This Sculpture A Real Life Like Feel. His Legs Are Thick Like The Pillars Of A Palace And His Body Sits With Ease On Top Of Them. His Tusks Are Fully Grown And His Ears Flap Scaring Off The Flies. This Is A Beautiful Bronze Sculpture Of A Wild Elephant Being Content On The Wide Open Plains. This Sculpture Was Cast Using The "Lost Wax Method" And Has A Gorgeous Two Tone Brown Patina. This Is 100% Bronze And Is 100% Handmade. This Sculpture Is Signed J. Moigniez. Jules Moigniez Was Born In Senlis Sur L'Oise, France In 1835 And Died In Saint-Martin-Du-Teire, France On May 29, 1894. The Son Of A Metal Gilder, Moigniez Was A Student Of Paul Comolera. He Debuted At The Exposition Universelle In 1855 With Pointer And Pheasant And Falcon And Weasel Each In Plaster. He Contributed Regularly To The Paris Salon From 1859 To 1892 During Which He Exhibited Over Thirty Sculptures Including Pointer And Pheasant And Falcon And Weasel In Bronze. He Was Awarded An Honorable Mention At The Salon And Received A Medal In London At The Great Exposition In 1862. He Lived Most Of His Life In Paris. During His Career He Was Widely Popular In France, England And America. His Bronzes Were Most Decorative, Particularly Those Of Game Birds. He Also Sculpted Dogs, Farm Animals And Equestrian Groups. Moigniez'S Dogs Reflected The "Naturalism" Style Of Pierre Jules Mene. His Bird Sculptures Were Reminiscent Of Paintings By Dehondecoeter, Casteels And Snyders. His Sculptures Of Birds Reflect Dynamic Movement, As If Captured Through A High-Speed Photographic Portrait. Size 13X17 inches.