Grand Ours Polaire sculpture
Publisher/Manufacturer : Pierre Chenet Art Foundry
Production period : 1970's
Country of production : France
Materials : Bronze cast using the lost-wax process, then chased and finished with an acid-applied ochre-brown patina; signed “P. Chenet” and bearing the crown-shaped foundry mark beneath the sculpture.
Dimensions : 46 x 20,5 x 14 cm
COL PC 01
Created by Pierre Chenet in the second half of the twentieth century, the Large Polar Bear belongs to the sculptor’s emblematic body of animal works. Treated through simplified volumes, the animal’s massive body extends in a slow forward movement towards a slightly raised head. This stylisation is less concerned with naturalistic accuracy than with conveying a sense of restrained, silent power.
The sculpture is cast in bronze using the lost-wax process, then chased and finished with an ochre-brown patina. This warm colouring emphasises the modelling of the back, shoulders and limbs while reinforcing the mineral quality of the surface. The signature “P. Chenet” and the three-pronged crown foundry mark identify the sculptor’s workshop, where he supervised the casting of his own works.
Designer :
Pierre Chenet
Pierre Chenet is a French sculptor renowned for a body of work deeply inspired by the animal world and by a sensitive observation of living forms. Trained in the tradition of classical sculpture, he developed a personal language in which anatomical precision is combined with a search for simplification and expression. His animal sculptures, mainly cast in bronze, demonstrate a remarkable mastery of modelling and a particular attention to posture, movement, and the presence of animals. Through horses, birds, felines, and wild animals, Pierre Chenet seeks less a naturalistic representation than the expression of an inner force, a tension, or an emotion specific to each species. His work belongs to the great French tradition of animal sculpture while asserting a contemporary, refined, and sensitive style. His works, produced in limited editions and sought after by collectors, reflect a constant dialogue between observation of reality, technical mastery, and the poetry of form.
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