AUGUSTE-NICOLAS CAIN (FRENCH 1821-1894) A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BULL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

AUGUSTE-NICOLAS CAIN (FRENCH 1821-1894) A LARGE ANIMALIER BRONZE FIGURE OF A BULL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Standing amongst an overturned wheat cart on a rocky outcrop, signed to cast and with sculptor's initials AC to right flank
Approximately 69cm high , base 54cm wide

Cain was an apprentice butcher before designing walking stick and paperweight decorations for Parisian jewellers Fannière Frères. In 1846 he debuted his first Salon as an animalier and subsequently submitted small bronzes using the sculptor PJ Mêne's foundry. He married Pierre-Jules Mêne's daughter and took over his studio upon his death in 1879. Mêne's widespread connections bought special commissions to Cain including works for the Louvre, many French gardens and New York's Central Park Zoo