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Prancing Greyhound Bronze by Pierre Jules Mene

Price:$1,778

$1,975List Price

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Late 19th century cast bronze prancing greyhound by Pierre Jules Mene, (1810-1879). This bronze is highly detailed and rests on a black granite base. there is an impressed signature, PJ Mene, on the back side of the bronze. Rich brown patina. Pierre Jules Mene, (P. J. Mene), was born in Paris in March of 1810 and died in Paris at number 9 Rue de L'Entrepot on May 21, 1879. The son of a metal turner, he received his earliest teaching on sculpture and foundry work from his father, and he opened his own foundry in the 1850s, creating lost-wax castings of his sculptures in bronze. Much of Mene's early studies were made at the "Jardin des Plantes" in Paris, where he developed great talent for animal sculpture. He first exhibited the bronze statuette entitled Dog and Fox at the Paris Salon in 1838, and from that time exhibited regularly until his death. He received four awards from the Paris Salon: Second Class in 1848, First Class in 1852 and 1861, and a Third Class award in 1855. Mene did not sculpt statues, but rather bronze statuettes generally of domestic and farm animals at rest, (horses, dogs, cows, bulls, sheep and goats). He modeled over 150 subjects, and received the "Cross of the Legion of Honor" in 1861. He exhibited in England at the Great Expositions of 1855, 1867 and 1878, where he was praised as the "Landseer" of sculpture. Mene's casts were of the highest quality and patinas. The last cast of an addition was edited as sharply as the first, and he was meticulous in the after work of his bronze casts, chiseling extremely fine details. His bronzes were signed in block letters "P. J. Mene" with no foundry marks. He taught his son-in-law, Auguste Cain, who continued Mene's foundries from 1879 to 1892. Subsequently, Mene's models were sold to the Susse Freres Foundry which cast well into the 20th century.

Creator:
P.J. Mêne (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 8.13 in (20.66 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 5.13 in (13.04 cm)
Style:
Belle Époque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Granite,Cast
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1860-1869
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Good overall condition with no visible issues or damage. Wear consistent with age.
Seller Location:
High Point, NC
Reference Number:
Seller: DB0429d/4451stDibs: LU970840810192

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