The Panther Hunter P.berjean

Art Deco sculptural group representing a hunter fighting against a ferocious panther which shows its jaws. The animal is particularly worked with great detail, paying particular attention to capturing the movement, tension and violence of the scene. The depiction of wild animals was one of the most frequent themes during the Art Deco period, since it was the time of the discovery of wild Africa, mainly by reporters covering the new gatherings. European society was fascinated by exotic wildlife in the wild, a reflection of a still untapped world, still far from the control imposed by civilization. Representations of animals of all kinds, notably felines but also birds, gazelles, elephants, etc., proliferate. Of course, always treated under the aesthetics of the time, with a solid classicist base, ordered and harmonious, synthetic and reduced to its essence, expressive and powerful in its simplicity.