Live Auction 5682Lehman Brothers: Artwork and Ephemera
A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A STEEPLECHASER
Lot 1134

A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A STEEPLECHASER

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ISIDORE-JULES BONHEUR (1827-1901)

Closed29 September 2010

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GBP 34,850

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A FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A STEEPLECHASER
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ISIDORE-JULES BONHEUR (1827-1901)
The naturalistic cast base inscribed 'I.BONHEUR'
The bronze -- 36½ in. (92.6 cm.) high; 38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide
Together with a stepped faux marble plinth -- 27 in. (69 cm.)

Specialist note

Bonheur created several powerful variations on the quintessentially English steeplechase theme. The present depiction of a solo horse and jockey taking a brushwood fence represents one third of his monumental group referred to as 'La Saut de la haie'. Capitalising on the success of his original group of three steeplechasers, Bonheur subsequently produced simplified versions featuring both two and, as here, just one of the horses and jockeys.