拍品 7
7
A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF A MARE AND FOAL, cast from a model by Pierre-Jules Mêne, the playful foal raised on his hind legs as he springs towards his mother, the mare with her head twisted round to him, on naturalistic ground, signed P. J. MÊNE, mid 19th Century

細節
A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF A MARE AND FOAL, cast from a model by Pierre-Jules Mêne, the playful foal raised on his hind legs as he springs towards his mother, the mare with her head twisted round to him, on naturalistic ground, signed P. J. MÊNE, mid 19th Century
6¾in. (17.1cm.) high
出版
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of "Les Animaliers", Antique Collectors' Club, 1971, p. 167

拍品專文

The present bronze is the smaller cast of the 10½in. high wax model exhibited by Mêne at the Salon of 1850, entitled 'Kemkon - Handani Arab Mare and Foal'. The casting is finely detailed and together with the playful and dynamic composition creates a realistic group of considerable charm.