Bronze relief of Horses by Josef Pallenberg.
Josef Pallenberg, a German animal sculptor, was born in Germany in 1882 and died in 1946.
At the Zoo Hagenbeck in Hamburg, he made the sculptures of the entrance.
When he worked for the Zoo in Berlin, he studied the wild animals and started with the wildlife sculptures.
At his home he had a small private zoo with tigers, bears and other domestic and wild animals.
He also made study trips abroad including studies of the prehistoric animal world, in La Plata and in New York in 1909.
He made animal sculptures for the Zoo of Detroit and Cincinnati in the US.
Dimensions: Long: 45,5 cm, High: 28cm.
Signed: "Jos Pallenberg".
This bronze is in very good condition.
Very nice quality and nice green patina.
Literature:
J. Pallenberg, "Sein Leben, seine Kunst, seine Tiere" by H. Rudolf Mückler
Josef Pallenberg und seine tiere by Horst Sieloff, Page n°42 and 45.