A charming composition, by Ferdinand Pautrot, of two flying wrens skimming over a low bush.
In this lovely statue each bird is wonderfully well depicted with an emphasis on the feathers and the wrens’ expressions.
The artist used a double matte and shiny gold patina, enhancing each detail.
The terrace is also in gilt bronze and made with a mirror finish.
Ferdinand Pautrot (French, 1832 ~ 1874), was born in Poitiers, France.
Pautrot had a brief but distinguished sculptural career within the Animalier school.
His numerous models of birds and dogs are of a very fine quality and are both naturalistic and well composed.
Pautrot combined studies of wrens, songbirds, grouse, pheasant, partridges and hares as well as hunting dogs and excelled in their representation.
Between 1861 and 1870, Pautrot exhibited individual animal sculptures and animal groups in mostly dynamic scenes at the Salon de Paris , which were made from various materials such as plaster or bronze. He exhibited some of his designs again in the following years, but in different materials or in different sizes.
Pautrot’s works are highly detailed and amazingly accurate in the portrayal of his subjects.
Paris Circa 1870