Early 20th Century Walking Lion Blue Telephone he signed his own name

he signed his own name to each piece

his striking painting "Ecce Homo" was voted the overall winner of the prestigious UK Artist of the Year Award by Artists & Illustrators magazine from among 3

new approaches to design were challenging the revivalist styles of the day

He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1948 with his paintings but soon advanced to sculpture

Oil on canvas

Early 20th Century Walking Lion Blue Telephone he signed his own nameAn early 20th century bronze sculpture cast after the original 'Lion Qui Marche' by Antoine Louis Barye . Set over a variegated marble base. This cast is particularly good quality given it came some forty years later than the original. Dimensions: H 32cm W 42cm D 14cm Origin: French Date: Circa 1920 Antoine Louis Barye (1795 1875) was a premier French Romantic sculptor renowned as the father of the 'animalier' school Born in Paris, Barye initially