Sculpture - Pheasant , Alfred Barye (1839-1895) - Bronze

Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina medal , representing a pheasant by Alfred Barye .
The pheasant is standing , it has an elegant bearing , an elongated body and a very long tail .
Bronze signed "A.BARYE", hollow, on the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled .
Old edition bronze , period second part of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .

Alfred Barye (1839-1895)

Alfred Barye , renowned French sculptor , known as "the Son", or "Alf Barye", born in Paris on January 21, 1839 .

Alfred Barye was a pupil of his father , the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) .
He trained and worked in his father's workshop and foundry .
His work includes animal bronzes as well as Orientalist subjects .
He exhibited at the Salon from 1864 to 1882 .

The works of Alfred Barye show a very high degree of detail , execution and finish , equal to the works of his father .
Alfred Barye realizes the "Arab Rider on Horseback" with the collaboration of Emile Coriolan Guillemin (1841-1907) .
He died on May 13 , 1895 , in Paris .