Groupe Chiens au Repos (Dogs at Rest Group) Bronze Statue by P.J. Mene

Bronze group representing two resting hunting dogs , of the “Saintongeoise” breed , by the sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879).
The original edition of this group , produced around 1857 , achieved immediate and lasting success , particularly among lovers of hunting and venery subjects .
In Mêne’s work , the dog is the beloved and pampered animal , studied and represented more than all others .
If hunting is the axis of his work , the dog is the constitutive element par excellence .
In animal sculpture , P.J.Mêne is the artist who left us the most models of canids , all perfectly treated in a realistic manner , and represented with an artistic truth and an anatomical rigor which will not weaken over the years .
Signature of the sculptor “P.J.MÊNE” in hollow , on the naturalist terrace , richly chiseled and decorated with plants .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the XIXth century.

Dimensions: 11 in. h x 19 in. L