Stag Attacked By Three Dogs - Bronze By Christophe Fratin (1801 - 1864)

Christophe Fratin (1801 - 1864)
Stag attacked by three dogs
Bronze with brown patina
H.: 31 cm; W. 36.5 cm; D.: 17.5 cm
Signed "FRATIN" on the naturalist base
Inscription on the edge of the base "HALALI PAR FRATIN"
Old cast bronze, second half of the 19th century

The Stag attacked by three dogs is also called "Halali", it is mentioned in the catalog of all the bronze models edited and unedited by M. Fratin, at n° 96 (“Halali three dogs”) (Paris, 1850). In the catalog of the 1859 sale, a "Halali of deer" appears at No. 10. Several versions are known and are distinguished mainly by the attitude of the stag facing the dogs.

Literature

– P. Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle : Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris : Les éditions de l’amateur, 1996, p. 325.
– M. Poletti et A. Richarme, Fratin, Objets décoratifs & Sculptures romantiques, cat. exp. à la Galerie Univers du Bronze, du 11 octobre 2000 au 10 novembre 2000, Paris : Univers du Bronze, p. 61 (repr.).
– Catalogue de tous les modèles en bronzes publiés et inédits de M. Fratin, vente 16-18 avril 1850, Me Bonnefons de Lavialle, Paris : Maulde & Renou, 1850.
– Catalogue des terres cuites inédites et bronzes par Fratin, Hôtel Drouot, vente le 20 janvier 1859, Me Charles Pillet, Paris : Renou & Maulde, 1859.