Isidore Jules Bonheur

Man Taming a Bull

1860's

Ce modèle rare représente une race bien connue de taureaux écossais. Peut-être Isidore Bonheur s’est-il inspiré des dessins rapportés par sa soeur, Rosa, à l’issue de son voyage en É...

Antoine-Louis Barye was acclaimed as the finest sculptor of the French Animaliers School. As a 19th century sculptor he was an advocate for both naturalism and romanticism. This rear...

Inscribed "Rosa B" and stamped with the "Peyrol" foundry on the base.

French bronze figure of bull with attacking dog on an oval base (signed alton), 19th or 20th century.

ISIDORE JULES BONHEUR French, 1827-1901 Taureau Aberdeen-Angus" (Standing Aberdeen-Angus Bull) Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed to base "I. BONHEUR" Item # 211HDB17Z An exquisite and very rare casting of an Aberdeen-Angus bull, an unusual and distinctive breed of cattle from Scotland, this sculpture by Isidore Jules Bonheur is almost without a doubt cast by the foundry of his brother-in-law Hippolyte Peyrol and a rather early model as well in light of the distinctive construction method. In her text on the selection of 46 animal bronzes in the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, Eleanor Luciano notes regarding this model that "Bonheur is never recorded to have been to Scotland, where he would have seen this unusual breed. Rosa Bonheur painted in Scotland, and its seems likely that Isidore would have drawn the idea for this bull either from one of her sketches or from an agricultural show in France. The animal's rich mane and strong modeling make this one of the most successful." Notable is the very fine surface patination which exhibits a glassy finish with a complex range of colors presenting in the body of the bull, overall being medium brown but augmented with an underlying reddish hue against auburn highlights. The base is signed "I. BONHEUR" in the typical manner. Museum Collections: * National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, acc. no. 2006.128.3 * Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia...

This exceptional 19th-century French bronze sculpture is titled Taureau Beuglant (The Bellowing Bull). It was conceived by Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), one of the most celebrated Animal...

French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture – Roman Bull by Auguste Clésinger (1814–1883) Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne Foundry – Reduction by Achille Collas France, 1858 This exquisite 19th-...

French bronze figure of bull with attacking dog on an oval base (Valton) (19/20th Cent.)

Maurice Favre (1875-1915) A French bronze bull The lean body revealing the rib cage, with multiple folds of skin at the neck, chocolate-brown patina. Measures: Height 8 in. (20.32...

Decorate a man's office or study with this antique bull sculpture. Created in France, circa 1920 and set on an oval black marble base, the bronze sculpture depicts a standing defiant...