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Emmanuel Frémiet
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Emmanuel Frémiet
- Chevaux de course et jockeys (A pair of mounted jockeys)
- signed: E. FREMiET. and inscribed: F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR
- bronze, rich brown patina
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is very good with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. The reins and whips are cast separately and joints are visible (some of them may also be a little bent).
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Fremiet submitted the model of Chevaux de course et jockeys to the Salon of 1855 (no.3707) and exhibited it again at the Exposition Universelle four years later (no.1856). Critically acclaimed, the bronze was shown abroad in Antwerp and at the Exposition de l'Art Français in Copenhagen. The Barbedienne foundry purchased the casting rights when the sculptor died in 1910. It appeared in their catalogue for that year.
Horswell considered the group to be 'one of the finest models of this subject to be found in animalier sculpture' and quotes the critic Jacques de Biez: 'M. Frémiet recently published with his editors, M. M. Boussod and Valadon, two studies of racing horses, which add the thoroughbred to the series of horses by this artist. A group of jockeys in the saddle and a portrait of the stallion, Barberousse, they are much more documentary than simply ornamental - the historiographer has left his mark of perception and observation'.
Horswell considered the group to be 'one of the finest models of this subject to be found in animalier sculpture' and quotes the critic Jacques de Biez: 'M. Frémiet recently published with his editors, M. M. Boussod and Valadon, two studies of racing horses, which add the thoroughbred to the series of horses by this artist. A group of jockeys in the saddle and a portrait of the stallion, Barberousse, they are much more documentary than simply ornamental - the historiographer has left his mark of perception and observation'.
The present bronze has a very attractive rich brown patina.
RELATED LITERATURE
J. Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of 'Les Animaliers'. Reference and Price Guide, Woodbridge, 1971, p. 185; S. Lami, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'école française du XIXe siècle, Paris, 1916, vol. 2, p. 413; J. de Biez, E. Frémiet, Paris, 1910, p. 274; C. Chevillot, Emmanuel Frémiet, 1824-1910, la main et le multiple, Dijon-Quetigny, 1988, p. 95, no. S127