Sculpture - Grouse In Bronze, Jules Moigniez (1835-1894)

Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina, representing a grouse (wild gallinaceous), by Jules Moigniez. 
The grouse figure with finely chiseled plumage, short wings, and a massive body. 
Jules Moigniez pays particular attention to anatomical details, his works are considered to be remarkably detailed, with very thorough carving, complemented by an elegance in the attitudes.
Signature of the sculptor “J. MOIGNIEZ”, in hollow, on the naturalist terrace. 
Early bronze, second half of the XIX th century. 
Very good state of preservation and patina. 

Height : 24 cm  Length : 30 cm

Jules Moigniez (1835 – 1894)

Jules Moigniez is a French animal sculptor.
He was a pupil of Paul Comolera (1818 – 1897), a great sculptor specializing in birds, himself a pupil of François Rude.

At the age of twenty, Moigniez exhibited his first sculpture "Dog Braque stopping a pheasant" at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris.
He then exhibited regularly at the Salon, from 1859 to 1892, where he obtained an honorable mention in the first year.
He presented his sculptures again at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878.

Moigniez enjoyed great success, particularly in England and the United States.
Indeed, his works are considered remarkably detailed, with a very deep carving, completed with an elegance in the attitudes.
Faced with the success of his son, his father created a foundry especially for him.