Sculpture - Marly Pointer Dog , Pierre - Jules Mêne (1810-1879) - Bronze

Bronze proof with brown patina , depicting a hunting dog , of the pointer breed named "Marly", by the sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) .
The "Chien Braque (Marly)" , was exhibited at the Salon of 1867 by P.J Mêne .
The dog is shown at a standstill , its front paw raised , it is frozen , looking towards the horizon on the lookout for prey , its senses are alert .
Bronze signed "P.J.MÊNE" in hollow , on the naturalist terrace , decorated with vegetation .
Old edition sculpture , period second half of the 19th century .
Very good state of conservation and patina .

Dimensions : 20.7 cm x 27.7 cm (terrace) / 29.5 cm (at the dog's tail) x 10.5 cm 

In Mêne's work, the dog is the beloved and pampered animal , studied and represented more than all the others .
If hunting is the axis of his work , the dog is its most important component .
In animal sculptures , Mêne is the artist who left us the most models of canids , all perfectly treated in a realistic manner , and represented with an artistic truth and an anatomical rigor that will not weaken over the years .

Pierre - Jules Mêne (1810-1879)

Pierre - Jules Mêne , is a French sculptor , born March 25 , 1810 in Paris , city where he died on May 20 1879 .

He is considered to be one of the main representatives of animal sculpture in the 19th century .
Pierre - Jules Mêne produced many animal sculptures , particularly in vogue under the Second Empire, like Antoine-Louis Barye , Auguste Caïn , Pierre Louis Rouillard and , later , François Pompon .

P.J Mêne specialized in small bronzes, and did not produce work for public statuary .
His animal subjects have enjoyed great popular success .
Exclusive publisher of his works , the perfection of his productions is widely recognized .
He reveals himself , with Antoine-Louis Barye , as the one whose success has been the most constant , and this over the longest period .

Pierre - Jules Mêne appears to be one of the best wax practitioners of his time .