Details
A GREEN PATINATED FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF A STRETCHING DOG, cast from a model by Emmanuel Fremiet, on a naturalistic rectangular base with rounded ends, signed E.FREMIET, second half 19th Century
8in. (20.3cm.) wide; 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) deep
8in. (20.3cm.) wide; 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high; 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) deep
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
C.Chevillot, Emmanuel Fremiet, La main et le multiple, Dijon, 1988, p.82.
J.Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of 'Les Animaliers', Woodbridge, 1971, pp.181-200. C.Payne, Animals in Bronze, Woodbridge, 1986.
Almost all the subjects associated with the animalier work of Emmanuel Fremiet were executed in the early part of his career. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1843 with a gazelle. This was then followed by a wide and varied selection of cats, dogs, horses, bears and many other creatures. The figure of the stretching dog is known to have been modelled in or before 1844 (see Payne, p.200) and is a good example of the tenderness and sympathy employed by Fremiet in sculpting his subjects.
C.Chevillot, Emmanuel Fremiet, La main et le multiple, Dijon, 1988, p.82.
J.Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of 'Les Animaliers', Woodbridge, 1971, pp.181-200. C.Payne, Animals in Bronze, Woodbridge, 1986.
Almost all the subjects associated with the animalier work of Emmanuel Fremiet were executed in the early part of his career. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1843 with a gazelle. This was then followed by a wide and varied selection of cats, dogs, horses, bears and many other creatures. The figure of the stretching dog is known to have been modelled in or before 1844 (see Payne, p.200) and is a good example of the tenderness and sympathy employed by Fremiet in sculpting his subjects.