Sculpture - Group Of Bassets , Ravageot And Ravageode , Emmanuel Fremiet (1824 -1910) - Bronze
Artist: Emmanuel Frémiet (1824 -1910)
Bronze group with brown patina , representing the famous basset hounds of Napoleon III "Ravageot and Ravageode", exhibited at the Salon of 1853 , by the sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) .
Version with the links on the necks of the dogs .
Signature of the sculptor "E. FREMIET" in hollow , on the richly chiseled naturalist terrace , where a snail appears .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 15 cm x 16 cm x 13.5 cm
Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910)
Emmanuel Fremiet is a French animal sculptor , born on December 6 , 1824 in Montrouge .
Main representative of rationalist realism and even French naturalism of the second half of the 19th century .
He entered the studio of his uncle François Rude , after having attended evening classes .
The fashionable theme of the "Confrontation between Man and Beast" inspired Emmanuel Fremiet and other artists .
He was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1892.
Emmanuel Fremiet succeeded Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) as professor of animal drawing at the Museum of Natural History in Paris .
He became the official sculptor of the third Republic .
Emmanuel Fremiet died in Paris on September 10 , 1910 .
Version with the links on the necks of the dogs .
Signature of the sculptor "E. FREMIET" in hollow , on the richly chiseled naturalist terrace , where a snail appears .
Sculpture of old edition , period second part of the 19th century .
Perfect state of conservation and patina .
Dimensions : 15 cm x 16 cm x 13.5 cm
Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910)
Emmanuel Fremiet is a French animal sculptor , born on December 6 , 1824 in Montrouge .
Main representative of rationalist realism and even French naturalism of the second half of the 19th century .
He entered the studio of his uncle François Rude , after having attended evening classes .
The fashionable theme of the "Confrontation between Man and Beast" inspired Emmanuel Fremiet and other artists .
He was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1892.
Emmanuel Fremiet succeeded Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) as professor of animal drawing at the Museum of Natural History in Paris .
He became the official sculptor of the third Republic .
Emmanuel Fremiet died in Paris on September 10 , 1910 .
2 200 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Bronze
Length: 16 cm
Height: 15 cm
Depth: 13.5 cm
Reference (ID): 1628403
Availability: In stock
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