# Alfred Dubucand artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T22:03:21.251Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1828-11-25
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Animalier sculpture
- Common media: Sculpture, Wax models, Bronze sculpture

## About Alfred Dubucand

Alfred Dubucand was a French sculptor associated with the nineteenth-century animalier tradition. Born in Paris in 1828 under the name Alfred Bucand, he became known for sculptural studies of animals and wildlife. The collected references describe sustained participation in the annual Paris Salon, beginning with a wax model of a dead pheasant submitted in 1867. That exhibition history places his practice within the formal French art world of the mid-to-late nineteenth century, while subjects such as game birds and stags connect his work with the period's strong collector interest in naturalistic animal sculpture. Collectors are most likely to encounter Dubucand through sculptural objects, including bronze animal figures and related models, rather than through a single documented series. His identity is supported by Wikidata, VIAF, and other authority records, although the collected references disagree about his death year and that point requires further scholarly verification.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts are most likely to feature animal sculpture, including wildlife, game-bird, and stag subjects. The collected references document a wax Salon model and identify a bronze stag, supporting both modeled and cast sculptural formats. Compare each object by material, scale, casting or edition details, inscriptions, surface, condition, and subject rather than assuming that all animal sculptures by the artist are equivalent.

## Market and appraisal context

Alfred Dubucand has a substantial body of matched public-auction records, particularly in sculpture and decorative-art contexts. Appraisal should begin with sales of genuinely comparable objects rather than an artist-wide average. Relevant distinctions include medium, dimensions, casting or edition information, subject, date, surface condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and the confidence of the attribution. For bronze works, differences in casting quality, patina, foundry information, and condition may limit the usefulness of superficially similar comparisons. Public realized prices should also be checked for sale date, currency, and whether reported totals include buyer-related fees. Auction records are evidence for analysis, not a substitute for physical inspection, authentication, or a purpose-specific appraisal.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Gaps, conflicting dates, attribution changes, and incomplete private-sale evidence should be considered when interpreting the data.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20670720
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/6869161453843264330007/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Dubucand
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Dubucand
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Dubucand
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/alfred-dubucand/
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: https://d-nb.info/gnd/1228111855
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/211099