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> I am trying to find some information on a bronze sculptor, L. (or
> Louis) Fontinelle, 19th/20th century French, possibly an
> "animalier" although not mentioned in Horswell's Les Animaliers.
> The name of the sculptor crops up in auction sources like Art
> Price Index, and Mayer's, but NOT in Benezit, or Thieme-Becker,
or ULAN, or RILA, or anywhere else that I could find.
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> The sculptor apparently did small bronze sculptures, animals,
> also animals as bookenends (elephants, ibexes), and other
> figures. This is not the first time that I find a sculptor's
> name easily in auction records, but not at all in standard
> biographical sources. The patron is trying to find information
> about the sculptor, and not just auction prices. If anyone can
> help with this, or suggest a source, I would appreciate it.
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