Horse At The Barrier "djinn Bearded Stallion" , Pierre-jules Mêne (1810-1879) - Bronze

Bronze print , depicting a horse at the fence , named "DJINN BEARDED STALLION", by Pierre - Jules Mêne sculptor (1810-1879) .
Pierre-Jules Mêne created the plaster version of this model in 1846 , then modeled a bronze version , the same year in his Atelier , it will be exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1849 .
Exclusive publisher of his works , the perfection of his productions is widely recognized .
Bronze sculpture with nuanced brown patina .
Bronze signed "PJMÊNE" , hollow , on the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled and decorated .
Old edition bronze , period second part of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .

Height : 29 cm  Length : 40 cm

The horse series 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 “Cheval au Palmier” .

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 .

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