Sculpture – Pointing Dog, Pierre – Jules Mêne (1810-1879) – Bronze

Bronze proof with brown patina, representing a hunting dog, of the “Setter” breed, by the sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879).
The dog's energy and hunting instinct are highlighted here.
The dog appears to be standing still, its senses are alert, it looks attentively at the mass of vegetation, where it detects its prey without even seeing it, thanks to its sense of smell.
In the work of Mêne, the dog is the animal loved and pampered, studied and represented more than all the others.
If hunting is the axis of his work, the dog is its constitutive element par excellence.
In animal sculpture, Mêne is the artist who left us the most models of canids, all perfectly treated in a realistic manner, and represented with an artistic truth and an anatomical rigor that will not weaken over the years.
The sculptor's signature "PJMÊNE" is in relief on the richly chiseled naturalistic terrace adorned with vegetation.
Old edition sculpture, second part of the period XIX th century.
Perfect state of conservation and patina.

Dimensions: cm x 22 29 12 cm x cm

Bronze proof with brown patina, representing a hunting dog, of the “Setter” breed, by the sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879).
The energy and hunting instinct of the dog are highlighted here.
The dog is shown at a standstill, its senses are alert, it looks attentively at the mass of vegetation, where it detects its prey without even seeing it, thanks to its sense of smell.
In Mêne's work, the dog is the loved and pampered animal, studied and represented more than all the others. If hunting is the axis of his work, the dog is the constitutive element par excellence.
In animal sculpture, Mêne is the artist who left us the most models of canids, all perfectly treated in a realistic manner, and represented with an artistic truth and an anatomical rigor which will not weaken over the years.
Signature of the sculptor “PJMÊNE” in hollow, on the richly chiseled naturalist terrace and decorated with vegetation.
Sculpture of old edition, period second part of the XIXth century.
Perfect state of conservation and patina.

Dimensions: 22 cm x 29 cm x 12 cm