A wonderful late 19th Century Animalier bronze group study of a pheasant family. The male pheasant keeping a look out for any predators that may be on the prowl as the female pheasant checks over her newly laid eggs hidden under a rock. The surface of the bronze with excellent detail and rich colour raised on a naturalistic integral base. Signed A CAIN
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 19 cm
Width: 30 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1880
Materials: Bronze
Book reference: Bronzes of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg
Page No: 164
SKU: 3474
ABOUT
Auguste Cain
Caïn was born in Paris, and studied under Rude, Guionnet, and Pierre-Jules Mêne (whose daughter he married in 1852). His first exhibit in the Salon of 1846 was a wax model of a linnet defending her nest from a rat, later cast in bronze and shown at the 1855 Salon. Between 1846-1888, Caïn exhibited 38 models at the Salon. From 1868 onwards he concentrated on monuments, including the Chiens de meute at the Château de Chantilly, Le Lion de Nubie et sa proie in the Jardin du Luxembourg, and Tigress and Peacock in the Gardens of the Tuileries. In 1879 he assumed management of his father-in-law's foundry upon Mêne's death.
Henri Caïn, a well known librettist, and Georges Cain, the painter, were his sons.
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