Certain early 19th century French artists, quite logically called ... with sinews rippling and manes ruffling. The bronze beasts battled for their lives on their tiny pedestals: bears brawling ...

Created towards the end of the 19th century, the bronze work was inspired by Claudel's painful break-up with French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Born in 1864, Claudel was over 20 years younger than ...