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Alfred Dubucand
Alfred Dubucand was born in Paris on 25th November 1828. He studied under Justin-Marie Lequien and developed his penchant for animal sculpture under the guidance and tuition of the great sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye.
Dubucand made his debut at the Salon in 1867 with a model of a pheasant and exhibited regularly until 1883 winning a number of medals. He worked entirely as an Animalier and such was the demand amongst collectors during his lifetime that he enjoyed a large amount of commercial success. The accuracy of his work no doubt was helped by the influence of Barye and he was particularly adept at imbuing a lifelike quality to his sculpture that seems to emanate from his well-balanced compositions. In particular Dubucand was a great innovator with different techniques of patination and finishes and his colours can be seen to complement the life and vitality in his subjects.
It is believed that Alfred Dubucand retired in 1883 allowing his son and pupil, E A Dubucand, to continue the family tradition of sculpture.
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