ARTHUR WAAGEN (GERMAN, 1833-1898): A VERY LARGE BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP OF A BERBER HUNTER 'KABYLE AU RETOUR DE LA CHASSE' the tribesman on horseback with three hounds, holding a rescued lamb in one arm and the pelt of its predator in the other, dark brown patination, on a naturalistic oval base, signed 'Waagen Scu', 90cm high x 73cm wide PROVENANCE: From an important private collection.  Arthur Waagen was born in Germany but settled in Paris, opening his own studio at Cours-de-Vincennes. Records show that he exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon between 1861 and 1887 and this dramatic sculpture was one of his most highly regarded works. Another large cast of this bronze was at Sotheby’s, London, 16 December 2015, lot 69, a further cast is in the Dahesh Museum, New York, and another is known to have been owned by the Rockefeller family.  Related Literature: C. Payne, 'Animals in Bronze, Reference and Price Guide', Woodbridge, 1986, pp. 284-285; P. Kjellberg, 'Bronzes of the Nineteenth Century; Dictionary of Sculptors', Atglen, 1994, p. 647