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Lot 149
* Mene (Pierre Jules, 1810-1877). Stag by a tree, bronze, signed P.J. Mene on base, 220 x 250mm (9 x 9.75ins) Mene was arguably the most successful and prolific animalier sculptor of his time. He was largely self-taught, although his father was a successful metal turner, and taught his son the principles of casting at an early age. By 1837 Mene had established the first of his many foundries. He exhibited one or two bronzes every year at the Salon, winning several medals there, as well as being awarded First Class Medals at the London Exhibitions of 1855 and 1861. Mene drew the finest craftsmen to work for him and his home became a fashionable meeting place for the painters, sculptors and musicians of Paris. In 1861 he was awarded the Cross of the Legion d`Honneur in recognition for his contributions to art. His bronzes were cast with the utmost attention to quality, detail and workmanship. Mene made sure that all the models and casts were kept in perfect condition so that the last bronze cast in an edition was just as sharp and detailed as the first, and in doing so set the standard for all other foundries. (1)
Lot 147
* Tute (George William, R.E., R.W.A., born 1933). A set of illustrations for Country Matters by Duff Hart-Davis, pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988, together twenty-four pen & ink illustrations on paper (complete), of birds, animals, farming pursuits, deer stalking, etc., twelve illustrating the months of the year (head-pieces), full-page illusts. approx. 210 x 150 mm (8 x 6 ins), head-pieces approx. 100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 ins)^, together with a copy of the book in which the illustrations appear, orig. boards in d.j.. George Tute is a printmaker, wood engraver, painter, illustrator and teacher. He studied at Blackpool School of Art, at the Royal Academy School (under Sir Henry Rushbury), where he won silver and bronze medals for mural painting, and the Courtauld Institute. Tute taught at the York School of Art and then at the University of the West of England where he became Principal Lecturer in Graphic Design. He was elected Member of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers and was the first Chairman of the revived Society of Wood Engravers. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Kew Gardens and Newport Art Gallery. He has undertaken many projects as a freelance book illustrator, mainly working with wood engraving and he has worked several times for the Folio Society. He has also worked for the Readers Digest Association, Batsford and Penguin. Work by George Tute is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. (25)
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