Lot 112
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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'JUMENT NORMANDE ET SON POULAIN'
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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'JUMENT NORMANDE ET SON POULAIN'

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY PIERRE-JULES MÊNE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP ENTITLED 'JUMENT NORMANDE ET SON POULAIN'
CAST FROM THE MODEL BY PIERRE-JULES MÊNE, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The naturalistic base signed and dated P. J. MÊNE. 1868
18 in. (46 cm.) high; 23½ in (59.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Number 30 in Mêne's catalogue, Jument normande et son poulain was first exhibited in wax at the 1868 Salon (no. 3749) and again in bronze the following year (no. 3592). Along with L'Accolade and Jument arabe et son poulain (see previous lot), this far less commonly seen study of a mare and foal taking its first tentative steps ranks among the sculptor's most enduringly popular models. Listed as number 33, the mare was also offered in Mêne's catalogue as a figure on its own (Jument normande seule).

Another cast of this model was sold Christie's, New York, 8 December 2005, lot 56 ($26,400).

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