Cat With A Necklace - Emmanuel Fremiet 1824-1910

Dimensions Height: 6 cm Depth: 3 cm width: 2.5 cm Weight: 145 g Signature on the left front part of the embankment: FREMIET Bearing the number 276 Material Bronze proof, with brown patina, consisting of a single piece. Proof made during the artist's lifetime.

Emmanuel Frémiet loved cats, it's no secret! The cat sitting, the cat with the collar, the cat playing, the cat eating a mouse, the cat eating its young, the cat with the chicken, it is always with humor and affection that he sculpts these little pets. On a round base, in a rather conventional position, the little cat seems to be waiting for caresses. A charming little sculpture, this little cat with a collar illustrates Emmanuel Frémiet's mastery of animal art. He greedily sculpts small animal bronzes full of charm, freshness and humor that quickly win the votes of amateurs.
The charm that emanates from his sculptures, their expressiveness, the quality of his work, the finesse of his execution, his sense of observation and detail pushed to the extreme earned him a great success with the public and a lasting notoriety. , that the rest of his career maintains. He does not disdain monumental statuary, and his commissions are both imperial and private. He realized in particular: an equestrian statue of Napoleon 1st, an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, a monumental statue of Saint Michael slaying the dragon (intended for the steeple of the church of Mont-Saint-Michel).

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