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Signed P. LECOURTIER and with a bronze plaque inscribed FANTASIA ARABE/ Par Lecourtier (sculpteur). Bronze, polychrome patina, rich brown and claret. LITERATURE AND REFERENCES Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th Century, Dictionary of Sculptors, Paris, 1994, p. 420 (for an illustration of the present model) CATALOGUE NOTE Prosper Lecourtier studied sculpture under Coutan and the celebrated animalier sculptor Frémiet. He exhibited at the Salon almost every year from 1875 to 1924 and was awarded a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. He is known to have collaborated with Hippolyte Moreau and some works are signed by both artists. Estimate $5,000 - $15,000 Starting Bid $2,000