A bronze greyhound by Joseph Francois Victor Chemin
A bronze greyhound by Joseph Francois Victor Chemin
A bronze greyhound by Joseph Francois Victor Chemin
A bronze greyhound by Joseph Francois Victor Chemin
A bronze greyhound by Joseph Francois Victor Chemin
Joseph Francois Victor Chemin (1825-1901)
Further images
Literature
Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell, 1971
Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne, 1986
A late 19th century bronze figure of a greyhound, his front leg raised and head turned backwards as he grooms his coat. A finely detailed figure with a dark brown patina, mounted on a base incised with a decorative design of swirling lines and the artist’s name, ‘CHEMIN’.
Joseph Francois Victor Chemin (1825 - 1901) was born in Paris, France on August 25th 1825. Chemin was one of Antoine Louis Barye's successful students. He first exhibited at the Salon of 1857 and exhibited regularly until 1894. He produced mainly models of foxes, hounds, hares, racehorses and a few casts of monkeys.
He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris in 1901.
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Old master, British and European paintings and sculpture from the 16th To 19th century
