Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton
Lying Lynx by Charles Valton

Lying Lynx 1911

Charles Valton

BronzeMetal
9 ⨯ 16 ⨯ 10 cm
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  • About the artwork

    Beautiful bronze of a lying lynx washing itself, this lynx was made by the French sculptor Charles Valton (1851-1918). A similar lynx has been auctioned once before, in 1999 at Sotheby's in London. Valton probably chose this animal as the subject of his work only once. No other lynx is known of him. This lynx is also special because it is cast cire perdue, one of the few sculptures by Valton to be cast with this technique. The cire perdue technique (lost wax method) was hardly used before 1900 in France. Hébrard was the first watering can and gallery to bring Italians to Paris in the early 1900s to cast bronzes using the cire perdue technique. This sculpture is signed next to the left front leg with "Valton" and on the side of the base it says Cire perdue". Dimensions: Length: 10.5cm (4.13") Width: 16cm (6.3") Height: 9.5cm (3.74")

  • About the artist

    Charles Valton (Pau, 1851 - Chinon, 1918), born in Pau in the Pyrenees, but he moved to Paris at a young age. There he regularly visited the famous Jardin des Plantes in Paris, in addition to being a botanical garden, it was also a zoo. Many animaliers (artists who only depict animals in their work) worked there, the animals were a popular object of study and often the subject of their sculptures or paintings.

    Charles Valton was a student of the famous Antoine-Louis Barye and Emmanuel Frémiet at the Académie des Beaux Arts. He learned from them the value of the detail, the sensitivity and the representation of an animal in a natural way.

    He exhibited at the Paris Salons from 1868 - 1914. He was awarded seven medals. His work also won a gold medal at the World Exhibition of 1889 and 1900.
    Valton specialized in animal sculptures from 1880, he was an animalier pur sang.
    For him it was important to capture the essence of the animal, the strength, with the accompanying emotion and the pure forms.
    In 1883 he was appointed Professor of Sculpture at the Germain Pilon Académie in Paris.

    Valton's oeuvre includes more than 70 animal sculptures, he worked in very small editions. He usually portrayed the larger animals as predators, especially the felines were popular, but deer, elephants, bears and dogs are also part of his oeuvre.

    His work can be seen in various museums, including the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

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