Sculpture - Stallion , Paul - Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912) - Bronze

Bronze proof with brown patina , depicting a raised right foreleg stallion , by the sculptor Paul-Edouard Delabrièrre (1829-1912) .
The horse is depicted in movement , the posture is aerial and underlines the free character of the horse .
Signature of the sculptor "E.DELABRIERRE" in hollow , on the richly decorated naturalist terrace .
Old edition sculpture , period second half of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .

Dimensions : 22.5 cm x 26.5 cm

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (1829-1912)

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