After Roger de Minvielle, (French 1897-1965), a patinated bronze equestrian group entitled Taine, later cast after a model from circa 1932, the rider portrayed in Cadre Noir riding cap and attire, seated atop a naturalistically modelled horse, the textured oval base inscribed Minvielle in the maquette 31cm high, 31cm wide The present lot depicts the renowned thoroughbred horse Taine with its rider, Colonel Xavier Lesage. The pair won the gold medal for individual dressage with a spectacular performance in the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Horse and rider are likely depicted after the Piaffe, a dressage movement consisting of a collected trot, as is evident from the horse's restrained, graceful pose. The pair trained at Saumur in western France, home of the French Military Riding Academy and the elite corps of ecuyers or instructors of the Cadre Noir, to which Lesage belonged. Sculptor Roger de Minvielle, who was himself a keen equestrian and had previously been a member of the Light Cavalry regiment in Orleans, had also joined the Cadre Noir in 1930. The sculptor's familiarity with horses and the world of equestrian sport is evident in his sensitive treatment of the animal's physique This bronze was cast as part of a 1981 limited edition commissioned by Les Amis du Cadre Noir, in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of Taine and Lesage's Olympic victory
After Roger de Minvielle, (French 1897-1965), a patinated bronze equestrian group entitled Taine, later cast after a model from circa 1932, the rider portrayed in Cadre Noir riding cap and attire, seated atop a naturalistically modelled horse, the textured oval base inscribed Minvielle in the maquette 31cm high, 31cm wide The present lot depicts the renowned thoroughbred horse Taine with its rider, Colonel Xavier Lesage. The pair won the gold medal for individual dressage with a spectacular performance in the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Horse and rider are likely depicted after the Piaffe, a dressage movement consisting of a collected trot, as is evident from the horse's restrained, graceful pose. The pair trained at Saumur in western France, home of the French Military Riding Academy and the elite corps of ecuyers or instructors of the Cadre Noir, to which Lesage belonged. Sculptor Roger de Minvielle, who was himself a keen equestrian and had previously been a member of the Light Cavalry regiment in Orleans, had also joined the Cadre Noir in 1930. The sculptor's familiarity with horses and the world of equestrian sport is evident in his sensitive treatment of the animal's physique This bronze was cast as part of a 1981 limited edition commissioned by Les Amis du Cadre Noir, in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of Taine and Lesage's Olympic victory
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