拍品 102
102
A French bronze figure entitled 'The Matador'
A French bronze figure entitled 'The Matador'

CAST FROM A MODEL BY PIERRE-JULES MENE, DATED 1877

细节
A French bronze figure entitled 'The Matador'
Cast from a model by Pierre-Jules Mene, dated 1877
Inscribed P.J. Mêne/1877
20¾ in. (52.6 cm.) high

拍品专文

In contrast to Mêne's often seen models, his Spanish subjects are much rarer. These include the present lot, the purely decorative figure of a matador, exhibited at the Salon in 1877, and the following lot, impressive group of a picador.