Name: Georges Gardet - Brown Patina Statue Of A Walking Donkey
SKU: R-595
Price: 4000 USD
Availability: InStock

A lovely and rare model created by French Animalier Sculptor Georges GARDET.

Our donkey is the one found in the South of France usually bearing a black cross across his back and with a soft brown coat.
Here the movement is perfectly depicted, with the front leg slightly raised and the head turned towards the artist.
The head is particularly well defined and shows the particular attention the sculptor paid to the model.

The brown patina is warm and well nuanced.
The sculpture rests on an oval marble terrace.

A sculptor and Medalist Georges Gardet was the son of Joseph Gardet and was part of the Animaliers Sculptors.
Born in Paris in 1863 he studied first at the École des Arts Décoratifs, then at the des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
From 1885 he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Francais. He would go on to receive several awards including a Gold Medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle de Paris.. In 1900 he was elected to the office of the Légion d’Honneur, and in 1917 he was consecrated as a Member of Académie des Beaux-Arts

Our charming Bronze is signed G Gardet on the upper part of the terrace.

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Georges Gardet – Brown Patina Statue Of A Walking Donkey