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8"x14" Western Deer Wolf Bite Bronze Marble Art Sculpture Deco 15 LBS.

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Sculptures Start Price:129.00 USD Estimated At:299.00 - 479.00 USD
8 x14 Western Deer Wolf Bite Bronze Marble Art Sculpture Deco 15 LBS.
11DW07180 Condition: This Sculpture Is In A Perfect Condition. Bronze Dimensions With Marble Base:Height 8" X Width 14" Marble Dimensions: Diameter 11 1/2" Height Without Base: 7" Weight : 15 Lbs Inventory : 48Dw0714284 Mortal Enemies Meet In An Open Field. A Wolf Stalks A Deer But Is Caught Off Guard When The Deer Turns And Engages In Battle. The Deer Leaps, Landing On Top Of The Wolf. The Wolf Sinks Its Canines Into The Deer'S Fleshy Neck. It May Be The Lethal Bite That Ends Its Beautiful Life. 100% Bronze And Handmade, This Brown Patina Sculpture Was Cast Using The "Lost Wax Method" And Mounted On A Black Marble Base. It Is Signed By The Artist P.J. Mene. Pierre Jules Mêne, (1810 -1879), Was A French Sculptor And Animalière.He Is Considered To Be The Pioneer Of Animal Sculpture In The Nineteenth-Century. Mêne Produced A Number Of Animal Sculptures, Mainly Of Domestic Animals Like Horses, Cows And Bulls, Sheep, Goats, Etc., Which Were In Vogue During The Second Empire. He Was One Of A "School Of French Animalières" Which Also Included Pierre Louis Rouillard, Antoine-Louis Barye, Auguste Caïn, And François Pompon. Mêne Himself Specialized In Small Bronze Figures Which Explains Why None Of His Works Exist As Public Statuary. His Work Was A Popular Success With The Bourgeois Class And Many Editions Of Each Sculpture Were Made, Often To Decorate The Increasingly Private Homes Of The Period. The Quality Of These Works Is High, Comparable To Barye'S. Mêne Also Seems To Have Enjoyed A Longer Period Of Success And Celebrity Than His Contemporaries. He Is Considered To Have Been The Lost-Wax Casting Expert Of His Time, Later Surpassed Only By Auguste Rodin...................SHIPPING USA: $20....HI, ALASKA, CANADA: $59...ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: $129
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