Antoine BOFILL (born 1875), The blacksmith, Bronze with brown patina

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Antoine BOFILL (born 1875) The blacksmith Bronze with brown patina. Signed on the base. Antoine Bofill was a Spanish artist and member of the animal movement of the 19th century. Best known for his small, decorative bronze sculptures, Bofill often focused on neoclassical themes, historical scenes, female nudes and, most often, animals. His intricate and realistic works are particularly notable for the frequent inclusion of ivory in his miniature bronze casts, an unusual practice that set him apart from the other sculptors of his time. Born in 1875 in Barcelona, Spain, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, Spain. Later he came into contact with the Parisian art world. From 1901 to the mid-1920s he exhibited regularly in the prestigious salons of the Societe des Artistes. Bofill is believed to have died sometime after 1925.