Sculpture - Pointing Spaniel Dog , Paul - Edouard Delabrièrre (1829-1912) - Bronze

Bronze proof with brown patina , representing a hunting dog , spaniel breed by Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) .
The energy and hunting instinct of the dog is highlighted here .
The hunting dog is shown at a standstill , looking attentively towards the horizon , its senses are alert , thanks to its sense of smell , it detects its prey without even seeing it .
Signature of the sculptor "E.DELABRIERRE" in hollow , on the richly worked naturalist terrace decorated with vegetation .
Old edition sculpture , period second part of the 19th century , circa 1870 .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .

Dimensions : 20.2 cm x 30 cm

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) 

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre , born in Paris on 29 March 1829 , was a French animal sculptor .

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre studied painting with the painter Jean-Baptiste Delestre , before turning to sculpture .
His first exhibition was at the ‘Salon of French Artists’ in 1848 , with a wax sculpture of ‘A Terrier Holding a Hare’.
From then on , Paul-Edouard Delabrierre devoted all his work to animal art .

Influenced by Antoine Louis Barye , E.Delabrierre is considered one of the most important artists of the Animal School .
The Louvre welcomed ‘Horse Riding’, surely the largest group of paintings that E. Delabrierre had ever done .
He exhibited at the ‘Salon of French Artists’ for some fifty years , from 1848 to 1898 , and obtained an honourable mention in 1859 for his work "Indian panther devouring a heron" .
He was a member of the Society of French Artists .

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre died in Paris in 1912 .