THOMAS FRANCOIS CARTIER (1879-1943): COMBAT DE CERFS (RUTTING STAGS)
a French patinated bronze group, Paris, early 20th century, realistically modelled on a naturalistic base, signed in the bronze, on its oval Breccia marble base bronze
56cm long
Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, 'Bronzes of the 19th Century', Atglen, 1994, p.195, fig.1. The animalier sculptor, Thomas Cartier, primarily known for his figures of hunting dogs, wolves and big cats, trained under Georges Gardet and in the early 20th century participated in the Salon des Artists Français and the Salon d'Automne.
THOMAS FRANCOIS CARTIER (1879-1943): COMBAT DE CERFS (RUTTING STAGS)
a French patinated bronze group, Paris, early 20th century, realistically modelled on a naturalistic base, signed in the bronze, on its oval Breccia marble base bronze
56cm long
Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, 'Bronzes of the 19th Century', Atglen, 1994, p.195, fig.1. The animalier sculptor, Thomas Cartier, primarily known for his figures of hunting dogs, wolves and big cats, trained under Georges Gardet and in the early 20th century participated in the Salon des Artists Français and the Salon d'Automne.
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 14th Jul, 2020