Isidore-Jules Bonheur
Pointer
Lot Closed
December 13, 01:50 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Isidore-Jules Bonheur
French
1827 - 1901
Pointer
signed: I. BONHEUR
bronze, dark brown patina
31 by 61.5 by 21.5cm., 12⅛ by 24¼ by 8½in.
The French sculptor Isidore-Jules Bonheur was renowned for his animalier bronzes. His style is realistic and successfully captures the movement characteristic for the animal, including in this example of a pointer sniffing out birds.
RELATED LITERATURE
J. Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of "Les Animaliers" reference and price guide, Suffolk, 1971, p.201
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