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Details
- Dimensions
- 23.5ʺW × 10.25ʺD × 23.75ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Art Subjects
- Animals
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bronze
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Very good antique condition. Fleabites and light rubs. Very light buildup. Signed “C. Masson” (Clovis Edmond Masson) and “Salon des … moreVery good antique condition. Fleabites and light rubs. Very light buildup. Signed “C. Masson” (Clovis Edmond Masson) and “Salon des Beaux-Arts” behind the doe. less
- Description
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This large French bronze sculpture depicts a family of deer traversing across a rocky terrain dotted with flowers. Sculpted in …
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This large French bronze sculpture depicts a family of deer traversing across a rocky terrain dotted with flowers. Sculpted in the late 1800s by Clovis-Edmond Masson, the sculpture has fantastic movement, as all three deer are depicted in full stride, with their hooves off the ground. The largest of the group is a stag with a wide antler spread and detailed musculature. To the stag’s left is a doe looking back towards a fawn, who is looking up at the stag. The sculpture has a rich, green-brown patination with areas that have retained the gold of the bronze. Behind the doe are two engravings: “C. Masson” and “Salon des Beaux-Arts”, indicating that the sculpture is the work of Clovis-Edmond Masson and was exhibited at the Paris Salon (the original).
Clovis-Edmond Masson was born in Paris in 1838 and specialized in sculptures that accurately depicted animal behavior. Masson exhibited at the Salon regularly from 1867-1881, placing this sculpture in that time frame. The most famous work by Masson was commissioned by Rama V, the King of Siam, in 1907, where Rama V is depicted in full military dress atop his horse. While another sculptor worked on the figure of Rama V, it was Masson who sculpted the 16+ foot tall horse. Jules-Edmond Masson, the son of Clovis, studied under his father and also became a well-respected animalier. less
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