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Bronze sculpture with brown patina signed Fremiet* representing two Hauling Horses, harnessed and working, from the 19th century.
This sculpture is in very good condition, very decorative. Signed on the terrace.
Note: some minor wear and tear, see photos.
is a French sculptor. While having executed patriotic commissioned works in a neoclassical style, he is recognized as an excellent animal naturalist. Through his aunt Sophie Frémiet, he is the nephew and student of the sculptor François Rude, of whom Louis Frémiet, Sophie's father, was the master. It is also linked to the realistic school. He is famous for his statue of Joan of Arc in Paris and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez. He was the father-in-law of Gabriel Fauré. He devoted himself mainly to animal sculpture and equestrian statues in armor. Frémiet was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1892 and succeeded Antoine-Louis Barye as professor of animal drawing at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. He was a member of the Society of French Artists until 1908. His work enjoyed great success when it was published in bronze by Maison Barbedienne.
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