Richard FATH (1900-1952). "International Champion, Footit de Madjige". Poodle in black patina bronze, titled, signed and dated February 1936 on the terrace. Lost wax casting stamp. Height 16 cm - Width : 16 cm Note: an early animal sculptor who frequented the Jardin des Plantes and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1925, then at the Salon des Artistes Animaliers and the Salon des Indépendants from 1927 to 1932. Around 1928, Richard Fath turned his attention to the canine world, finding patrons among dog clubs and societies, notably the Société Centrale Canine, whose president would say of his work that it "marked an era".