Bronze panther statue, art deco style. In perfect, beautiful condition, can be mounted on a pedestal. Marked, collector's item. Lenght: 37 cm Width: 5 cm Height: 10 cm Weight: 2,95 kg. Dominique Jean-Baptiste Hugues Born to Belgian parents in the city of Roubaix in northern France, Jean-Joseph Weerts initially trained under Constantin Mils in Roubaix and later entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied with Isidore Pils and Alexandre Cabanel. Weerts made his debut at the Salon debut in 1869 and charted a course as a successful portrait and history painter. Noted for their verisimilitude, his portraits included leading political and society figures, notably of sitters such as Doumer, Chaumie, Robert-Fleury, and Liard. Among Weerts’ most famous works is his 1880 depiction of L'assassinat de Marat (The Assassination of Marat), now in the collection of the Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Roubaix. He also decorated with paintings the arches in the community hall at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, the ceilings in Limoges city hall, the Hôtel de la Monnaie (the Mint) and the Sorbonne where he painted Le Lendit Fair.