Monumental French Figurative Bronze Statue 'Au Loup' Shepherd Dog Sheep Hunting by Louis-Auguste Hiolin, 1874 Drawings & Prints Edward Smith

Edward Smith

Each base finely cast as a seated putto on a gilt bronze rocky outcrop

and each saint holds a scroll with prayers or a prayerbook

this fine pair of screens date to the late 19th century

Franz Bergman’s works are highly collectible today

Monumental French Figurative Bronze Statue 'Au Loup' Shepherd Dog Sheep Hunting by Louis-Auguste Hiolin, 1874 Drawings & Prints Edward SmithAn impressive and monumental French antique figurative group bronze statue, titled 'Au Loop, by Louis Auguste Hiolin (1846 1910), Beaux Arts period, Paris 1874. This very finely sculpted and patinated figural bronze statue, Au Loup (Chase the Wolf) depicts a young shepherd and his dog who, after discovering their fallen lamb, are in pursuit of the unseen wolf responsible for its demise. At the young shepherd's feet lies the body of a sheep from his