Louis Alfred Barye Known As Barye Fils (1839-1895), Pheasant, Sculpture, Bronze

Alfred Barye was a student of his father, the famous sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875).
He trained and worked in his father's studio, where he also made some sculptures.
He signed "Barye the son" or as here "A. Barye". He had the same founders as his father, like Barbedienne, and remained in the shadow of this all too famous father for a long time.
A very skilled sculptor, he has nothing to envy Barye senior in terms of the quality of execution and the impeccable finish of his works.
He made animal bronzes and orientalist subjects.
He exhibited at the Salon from 1864 to 1882.

This elegant pheasant, whose model can be found with different patinas and bases, has the particularity here of offering a very beautiful golden brown patina and its extremely fine chiseling gives an iridescent effect to the bird's plumage.