Sculpture - Ibrahim (n°1) , Arabian Horse By Pierre - Jules Mêne (1810-1879) - Bronze XIXth Century

The Arab Horse " Ibrahim " (N°1) is exhibited by P.J Mêne at the 1843 Salon .
This work is his first important study of a horse , an " Arabian horse brought back from Egypt " indicates the booklet of the Salon , a stallion named Ibrahim specifies the catalog of 1846 .

Bronze proof representing an Arab horse, stallion, named " Ibrahim " (N°1) by Pierre-Jules Mêne .
Bronze with nuanced brown patina , titled " IBRAHIM " on the front of the terrace .
Signature of the sculptor " P.J.MÊNE " , hollow , on the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled .
Old cast iron .
19th century period .
Very good state of preservation and patina .

The series of horses is one of the strongest in Pierre - Jules Mêne's collection .
It began in 1837 with the "Cheval Percheron" or the " Vieux Cheval Breton " and ended in 1877 with the " Horse with a palm tree ".

Pierre - Jules Mêne (1810 - 1879)

Pierre - Jules Mêne , was a French sculptor , born March 25 , 1810 in Paris , city where he died May 20 , 1879 .

He is considered one of the main representatives of animal sculpture in the 19th century .
Pierre-Jules Mêne produced many animal sculptures , particularly in vogue during the Second Empire , like Antoine-Louis Barye , Auguste Caïn , Pierre Louis Rouillard and , later , François Pompon .

Mêne specialized in small bronzes , and did not produce works for public statuary .
His animal subjects have enjoyed great popular success .
Exclusive publisher of his works , the perfection of his productions is widely recognized .
He is revealed , with Barye , as the one whose success has been the most constant , and this over the longest period .

Mêne appears as one of the best wax practitioners of his time .