Pierre-Jules Mêne

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

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Description

Pierre-Jules Mêne
TORÉADOR SPADA - MATADOR
signed P.J. MENE
bronze, dark brown patina
height 20 1/2 in.
52 cm

Literature

Michel Poletti & Alain Richarme, Pierre Jules Mêne: Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2007, F18, p. 47

Catalogue Note

The present model and Picador à Cheval (lot 197 in the present sale) are the only two Hispanic subjects ever created by the artist. Toréador was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1877 and was viewed by a broader public at the 1878 Paris Universal exhibition. See lot 197 for further information on Pierre-Jules Mêne.