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Pierre Jules (PJ) Mene

Pierre Jules (P.J.) Mene (1810 - 1879) was active/lived in France.  Pierre Jules Mene is known for Realistic animal sculpture, dogs, horses, wildlife.

PIERRE JULES MENE (1810-1879)
 
Pierre Jules Mene, (P. J. Mene), was born in Paris in March of 1810 and died in Paris at number 9 Rue de L'Entrepot on May 21, 1879.  The son of a metal turner, he received his earliest teaching on sculpture and foundry work from his father, and he opened his own foundry in the 1850s, creating lost-wax castings of his sculptures in bronze.  Although mostly self-taught, Mene was encouraged by sculptor Rene Compaire, and was also influenced by two painters: Edwin Landseer of England with his expressive sentimentality, as well as Carle Vernet of France, in capturing spirit, grace and compositional beauty in sculptural form. 

Much of Mene's early studies were made at the "Jardin des Plantes" in Paris, where he developed great talent for animal sculpture.  He first exhibited the bronze statuette entitled Dog and Fox at the Paris Salon in 1838, and from that time exhibited regularly until his death. He received fou   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6288 characters.]  Artist bio

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