EMILE-CORIOLAN-HIPPOLYTE GUILLEMIN (FRENCH, 1841-1907): A LARGE BRONZED-SPELTER MODEL OF AN ARAB RIDING A HORSE 'CAVALIER ARABE', CAST BY BARYE ET FILS on a naturalistic oval base, signed 'E. Guillemin' and 'Barye Fils', dark brown patination, 90cm high overall Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin specialised in Oriental bronzes of this type, and is one of the most renowned sculptors of late 19th century Paris. He was inspired by the Middle East to produce various Romantic figures such as Ottoman maidens and Arab hunters, and regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1870. A bronze cast of this model was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 28 November 2006, lot 122, $9000. Related Literature: P. Kjellberg, 'Les Bronzes du XIXe Siecle', Paris, 1987, p. 369.