Thomas François Cartier (1879-1936)

Patinated French bronze animalier sculpture depicting a big cat in an attacking pose, with powerful anatomical detailing and tense dynamics of movement. The signature E. Cartier and the casting mark on the base indicate that the work is by Édouard Cartier, in a numbered edition. The pronounced modeling of the musculature and the naturalistic surface treatment are characteristic of French animalier sculpture from the turn of the 19th to 20th century.