Arabian mare and her foal No. 3
Bronze with nuanced brown patina
H.: 8 cm; W.: 15 cm; D. 7.6 cm
Signed “PJ MÊNE” on the base
Old cast bronze
Also known under the title Arabian mare and her foal with basket, this mignonette was edited by Mêne from 1850. It is reproduced in the catalogue raisonné, under number “CHE 27”.
Literature
– P. Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle : Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris: Les éditions de l'amateur, 1996, p. 480 (repr.).
– M. Poletti and A. Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne, catalogue raisonné, Paris: Univers du Bronze, 2007, p. 83, (repr.).