{"product_id":"i-bonheur-cheval-debout-9681","title":"\"Cheval Debout \" by Isidore Bonheur","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very fine late 19th Century French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/animalier\" title=\"Animalier Sculptures\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimalier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bronze study of a standing horse with excellent rich brown patina and crisp surface detail, raised on a naturalistic stepped integral base, signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/bonheur-isidore\" title=\"Bonheur, Isidore - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Bonheur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                       16 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                        19 cm\u003c\/span\u003e             \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth:                                        7 cm                      \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                  Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                          1870\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                   Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Book Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eBronzes of the 19th Century by \u003c\/span\u003eKjellberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                     101\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             9681\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsidore Bonheur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsidore 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bonheur, Isidore - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BONHEUR%2C%20ISIDORE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRosa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBonheur, 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exposition_Universelle_(1889)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParis Exposition Universelle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsidore 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 is one of his finest models and is one of the icons of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Animalier Sculptures\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimalier\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003esculpture. Many of his bronzes were done as compliments to his sisters’ works. These sheep and cattle models by brother and sister were done as pairs. Almost all of his and his sisters’ casts were produced by Hippolyte Peyrol whose extremely small (less than 1\/6″) foundry mark if often very difficult to locate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo view more sculptures by this artist please click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bonheur, Isidore - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BONHEUR%2C%20ISIDORE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BONHEUR, ISIDORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67701999042796,"sku":"9681","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/IBonheurChevalDebout9681_01_710b3d0b-1e4d-4e89-9b17-2720df2b569d.jpg?v=1792499795","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/i-bonheur-cheval-debout-9681","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}