Alfred Dubucand (1828-1903) Bronze - Dog

Alfred Dubucand (1828-1903) bronze - Bronze dog representing a stationary hunting dog Signature at the base: Dubucand Visible at the Galerie Courcelles Antiquités, at 41 rue des Acacias, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Born in 1828 and died in 1903, Alfred Dubucand, born Alfred Bucand, was a French sculptor, student of Antoine-Louis Barye. He made his debut at the Salon of 1867, with a wax model of a dead pheasant. He mainly modeled groups of animals, deer, dogs and horses. He frequently experimented with chemical patinas on his bronzes, following the teaching of Barye, who pushed the boundaries with his dark green patinas. Dubucand pays particular attention to the anatomical details and the accuracy of movement of his subjects. He models his figures in wax or clay, then casts them in bronze using lost wax or sand.