Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Sculpture Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix)

Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix)

In 1951 Heidel began his long association with Portland State University where he was both professor and chairman of the department of art and architecture until 1980

the carving was then sold in 1959 by the celebrated art dealer John J Klejman of the J

The reverse trefoil base having three lobes with circular ebonized caps and circular turned ebonized feet

Klejman Gallery Madison Avenue New York

Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1870 Sculpture Roger Vandercruse (dit Lacroix)A good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head held up with a gaping jaw and one paw lifted and ready for action, the bear stands on a rocky outcrop and is raised on a black & white viened marble plinth. The bronze is cast by the lost wax method or "Cire Perdue" in French, the statue has a rich mellow patina and is