Georges Oudot

Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time. Base has one tiny edge chip. Elephant has...

Attractive antique French terracotta and carved marble figural tazza-form centerpiece, circa 1900. A hand carved marble bowl rests over a terracotta sculpture depicting three finely sculpted frolicking standing putti, raised on a beautiful round marble plinth...

An impressive late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a standing panther with excellent rich green patina and very fine hand chased surface detail. Raised on an integral base, si...

Brutalist Terracotta Female Bust Sculpture unsigned, unknown artist "very nice patina and color" chip along the side of the base - see images head l...

Fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing horse with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to mid/golden brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed I Bonheur ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 13 cm Length: 19 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1870 Materials: Bronze Book Ref Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Kjellberg Page no. 177 SKU: 8526 DESCRIPTION Isidore Bonheur Bonheur Cheval– Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of Rosa Bonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895. Isidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey...

Although America's sculptors interested in African American life and Black subjects, including Elizabeth Catlett, Richmond Barthé, Sargent Johnson and ...

Antique figural Italian cast bronze cat (circa 1920s). This Italian marvel, born in the heart of the 1920s, is not just a statue; it's a portal to a by...

Ary Bitter 1883 Marseille 1973 Paris. Gold medal in the Salon des Artistes Français in 1924. This unique work of art is the perfect testimony of the best talented artist creation. The representation of a Nude female with a so intense sensitivity and realism is fantastic. The woman’s and the sleeping body are in the deep dream of love...

“Femme au Levrier” Art Deco statue bust by Raymond Leon Rivoire Sevres France circa 1937. Rare and important bust from the iconic Art Deco sculpture Raymond Rivoire...

Idoma Ibo Female Figure. Africa, Nigeria 20th century or earlier. A seated female figure on a stool smoking a long pipe with painted with pigments and adorned with scarification mar...

Magnificent late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing thoroughbred with rich brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, s...

Polished glazed terracotta sculpture and marble base, Italy 1960, in the mood of Lucio Fontana and Leoncillo Leonardi.