Bronze; 15 x 27 x 14 cm
Signed: Vidal / aveugle
Louis VIDAL
1831 Nimes - 1892 Paris
French sculptor-animalist. He lost his eyesight as a child. He studied under Alfred Bayre. He exhibited regularly from 1855 and had many influential patrons: including Princess Mathilde and Baron Rotschild. He became a professor of sculpture at the Paris Ecole Braille
Asking price 1000
Estimate 2500 - 3500
