ALLEMAGNE DU SUD OU ITALIE Début du XVIIIe siècle
ALLEMAGNE DU SUD OU ITALIE Début du XVIIIe siècle
THE HUNTING WITH THE BIRD WITH BLACK AND GOLDEN BRONZE
Boar : H. 20 cm, W. 30 cm, D. 8 cm
Dog (low ears) : H. 9 cm, W. 27 cm, D. 8 cm
Dog (erect ears) : H. 11 cm, W. 27 cm, D. 9 cm
Base: H. 10.5 cm, W. 44.5 cm, D. 40.5 cm
Restoration to the leg of the dog with low ears
The scene shows two dogs on a farm surrounding a wild boar that has already been capped by a third animal. Note the quality of the casting and chasing of each of the elements, which allows for the greatest realism.
The excitement and ferocity of the dogs can be seen from their open mouths, the position of their ears and the tension of their bodies.
The wild boar, which is trying to free itself, seems already doomed as the hoar is about to touch the ground. This attack takes place on a gilded bronze pedestal decorated with plants. As in the masterpiece from the former Yves Saint-Laurent collection
depicting a unicorn hunt (fig. 1), it seems difficult to attribute the one we are presenting to a specific workshop.
In our work, several hypotheses as to attribution can be made. Both dogs show a coat with very fine striations characteristic of southern German bronzers, as can be seen, for example, in the seated wolf or deer of the Fondation
Bemberg in Toulouse (figs. 2 and 3). The wild boar, on the other hand, seems to have received a different treatment, particularly in terms of the realism of the action and the treatment of the coat. It thus comes close to the one executed in Antonio Susini's 17th century Florentine workshop and kept at the Victoria and
Albert Museum in London (fi g. 4). It is known that there was a great influence of Italian workshops on those in southern Germany. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
ALLEMAGNE DU SUD OU ITALIE Début du XVIIIe siècle
THE HUNTING WITH THE BIRD WITH BLACK AND GOLDEN BRONZE
Boar : H. 20 cm, W. 30 cm, D. 8 cm
Dog (low ears) : H. 9 cm, W. 27 cm, D. 8 cm
Dog (erect ears) : H. 11 cm, W. 27 cm, D. 9 cm
Base: H. 10.5 cm, W. 44.5 cm, D. 40.5 cm
Restoration to the leg of the dog with low ears
The scene shows two dogs on a farm surrounding a wild boar that has already been capped by a third animal. Note the quality of the casting and chasing of each of the elements, which allows for the greatest realism.
The excitement and ferocity of the dogs can be seen from their open mouths, the position of their ears and the tension of their bodies.
The wild boar, which is trying to free itself, seems already doomed as the hoar is about to touch the ground. This attack takes place on a gilded bronze pedestal decorated with plants. As in the masterpiece from the former Yves Saint-Laurent collection
depicting a unicorn hunt (fig. 1), it seems difficult to attribute the one we are presenting to a specific workshop.
In our work, several hypotheses as to attribution can be made. Both dogs show a coat with very fine striations characteristic of southern German bronzers, as can be seen, for example, in the seated wolf or deer of the Fondation
Bemberg in Toulouse (figs. 2 and 3). The wild boar, on the other hand, seems to have received a different treatment, particularly in terms of the realism of the action and the treatment of the coat. It thus comes close to the one executed in Antonio Susini's 17th century Florentine workshop and kept at the Victoria and
Albert Museum in London (fi g. 4). It is known that there was a great influence of Italian workshops on those in southern Germany. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
