Bronze Statue of a Bear, After Pierre-Jules Mêne

Rene Papa, French sculptor 19th - 20th century bronze sculpture, 1930s. A bronze with green patina sculpture of birds flying on a sea wave o...

Robert Michiels (1933), iron sculpture An iron sculpture in the shape of an animal head raised on a round base, made by Robert Michiels, Belgium, signed. In 1966 Robert received the Jeune Sculpture Belgium prize, the following year the Hainaut Prize and in 1969 first prizes at the Paris Biennale and the Antwerp Biennale Middelheim. Robert Michiels works with industrial components and materials. He uses them to build human characters, animals or strange insects, often with a touch of surrealism and humour. Because the material comes from our society, the works are reminiscent of New Realism and his sculptures are often described with the term existentialism. Because he often works with metal, Robert often uses a grinding wheel and welding machine...

Inscribed I. Bonheur, with Peyrol foundry mark.

Viennese bronze figure of a bear, stamped Austria. Beautifully hand painted with realistic multi-tone brown fur, open mouth, and black eyes. Vienna, circa 1900.