Lot n° 148
Estimation :
4000 - 6000
EUR
Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879)
Mounted jockey... - Lot 148 - Crait + Müller
Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879)
Mounted jockey n°1
Model created in 1863
Bronze with light-brown patina
Signed "P.J. MENE" on the terrace
H. 42 cm, terrace 41.5 x 13.5 cm
Related literature:
-Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne, catalog raisonné, Paris, Univers du Bronze, 2007, model listed under n°F14, p. 43.
Presented at the 1863 Salon under the title Vainqueur du Derby, this Jockey à cheval is one of the first sculpted representations of horse racing in the 19th century.
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