"Pair Of Animal Bronzes Attributed To Isidore Bonheur"
Pair of animal bronzes with brown patina representing bovids.Period XIXth century
The realism of the muscles and bones, the perseption of emotions, allow to attribute these bronzes to Isidore Bonheur (1827- 1901)
Brother of Rosa Bonheur, a very famous painter, he began his career as a painter as well as a sculptor.
But, on the occasion of a Salon, he turned definitively to animal sculpture.
He was awarded the Gold Medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition.
These works are notably exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay and the Quai Branly.
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