Bronze Plaque In Bas Relief, Horse With Green Patina Signed Victor Peter

Bronze plaque with green patina in low relief representing a horse. Signed top left Victor Peter and dated 1913. Bottom right is inscribed the art edition. The single-sided bronze plaques made by Victor Peter in the second half of the 19th century surprise with their finesse. It reflects the different styles that the sculptor-medalist adopted during his career. A first group of seven medals represents portraits of various personalities of the time. The artist's expertise is expressed in the remarkable work of the draperies of the woman in a capulet or of Madame Claire Paul Huet. The skillful restitution of the hair of his models, like Claude Charles Bourgonnier or Arthur Decherac, also testifies to this ease in rendering details. The second group is distinguished by the extreme attention and accuracy with which Peter creates his animal subjects in low relief on bronze plaques. They have earned him recognition today as one of the greatest in this very particular field. The current bestiary in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen is made up of seven pieces, all made with equal precision in the representation of his subjects, whose feathers, hairs and other details offer a unique vision. The medallist also stands out for his knowledge of animal anatomy, as demonstrated here again by the rigor with which he focuses on bodily details such as the muscles in action of his gazelle grazing on the branches of a tree. His ability to represent animals of all ages is also perceptible in his plaques Cane et canetons and Chienne défendant ses petits contre une vipère, kept at the Boucher de Perthes Museum in Abbeville. Unfortunately, one of the eighteen pieces previously exhibited in a frame, Canard et Colimaçon, has disappeared, but copies of it are kept in various museums, including the Musée d'Orsay. length 16cm, height 12cm. For any information, please contact us by phone. Thank you for your visit.