Sculpture - Dog With Duck , Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) - Bronze

Bronze print with nuanced brown patina , depicting a hunting dog guarding a duck , by Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) .
Signature of the sculptor "E.DELABRIERRE" in hollow on the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled and decorated .
Old edition sculpture , period second part of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .

Sizes : 12 cm x 19.5 cm x 8.5 cm 

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) 

Born in Paris on March 29 , 1829 , Paul-Edouard Delabrierre is a famous French animal sculptor .

He began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Delestre with whom he studied painting , before turning to sculpture .
His first exhibition took place at the "French Artists Salon" in 1848 , with a wax sculpture representing "A Terrier holding a hare".
It is from this moment that Paul-Edouard Delabrierre will devote all his work to Animal Art . 
 
Influenced by Antoine-Louis Barye , Paul-Edouard Delabrièrre is considered one of the most important artists of the Animal School . 
The Louvre welcomes "L'Equitation"(Horse Riding) , surely the biggest group that Delabrièrre has ever done .
He exhibited at the "French Artists Salon" , for around fifty years , from 1848 to 1898 , and obtained an "Honorable Mention" in 1859 , with his work "Panther of India devouring a heron" .
He is a member of the Society of French Artists .

Paul-Edouard Delabrièrre died in Paris in 1912 .