Paul-Edouard Delabrierre (French, 1829-1912), Famille de Cerfs

Patinated bronze, signed "E. DELABRIERRE" to the obverse naturalistic terrace edge, depicting a proud ten-point stag on a stumpy outcrop above a doe and her fawn.

12 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 7 in.

Private Collection, Roanoke, Virginia

Paul-Edouard Delabrierre was a pupil of the painter Delestre who later turned almost exclusively to animalier sculpture. His first works to be shown at the Salon (1848) were a "Terrier holding a Hare" and a "Wounded Deer." He would go on to exhibit regularly at the Salon until 1882. Delabrierre's most important work was a large composition titled "Equitation" for the facade of the Louvre. His sculpture group of "Indian Panther devouring a Heron" is preserved in the Museum at Amiens.

Literature:
Mackay, James. THE ANIMALIERS: A Collector's Guide to the Animal Sculptures of the 19th & 20th Centuries, pages 59-60.

Scattered areas of rubbing to the patina; dust to interstices.

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