AWESOME BRONZE BULL ELEPHANT FIGURINE SCULPTURE STATUE ANIMAL FIGURE
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Many don't consider the elephant for its beauty and grace but ratherits size and funny trunk, but there is something to love about thislarge creature besides Walt Disney's Dumbo. This sculpture brings outthe beauty of the elephant, focusing on the parts that make it unique.If you turn it to face you, you will be greeted by a beautiful face.It's large clumsy flapping ears frame his face. His long trunk curlsand reaches out towards you to shake. The smooth brown patinacompliments the exquisite details of his fat round body. 100% bronzeand handmade, this sculpture was cast using the "Lost Wax Method" andsigned by the artist Barye.Antoine Louis Barye was born in France September 24th, 1796 and hedied 1875. Most of his work was focused exclusively on animals, mostof them wild. He was considered and Animalier, a sculptor whose worksare mostly animals. Barye is a very accomplished sculptor and artist,he has exhibited some of his works in the Salon and some of his worksreside in the Lourve.
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AWESOME BRONZE BULL ELEPHANT FIGURINE SCULPTURE STATUE ANIMAL FIGURE
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