Horse Bronze by C Fratin

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Horse Bronze by C Fratin

About the Item

Christophe Fratin, 1 January 1801 – 16 August 1864, was a noted French sculptor in the animalier style, and one of the earliest French sculptors to portray animals in bronze. He was born in Metz, Moselle, France the son of a taxidermist. He first studied drawing under Pioche in Metz and later worked in Paris at the studio of Théodore Géricault. One of his noteworthy works is "Eagles and Prey" which stands in Central Park, New York City. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1831–1842 and 1850–1862, as well as at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Fratin never signed his bronzes but instead used a stamp showing his last name in straight block letters. Fratin received monumental commissions in France and elsewhere, including the Deux Aigles Gardant Leur Proie (Eagles and Prey, created 1850) displayed since 1863 in New York City's Central Park. Many of his small bronzes—including his miniature bronzes which were more affordable due to their smaller size—were sold commercially to the general public during his lifetime. Today, Fratin's sculpture is on permanent display in the Louvre, the city museums of Metz, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nîmes and at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. The Georg Eisler archive in Vienna also has on display works by Fratin. A number of Fratin's pieces portray horses, especially portraits of famous horses such as Fermer, cheval anglais pur-sang, a wax of which he debuted at the Salon of 1831, the same exhibition in which Barye's Tigre dévorant un gavial was featured. At Montrouge Square in Paris appears a colossal bronze group standing two meters high entitled Cheval attaqué par un lion, executed in 1852. Fratin received many commissions from the State including groups designed for the botanical garden and the esplanade of his hometown; amongst the groups were two dogs, a deer at bay, a purebred horse, and some eagles. He also produced a number of whimsical bear sculptures, one being Ours jouant de la cornemuse which shows a bear holding a musical instrument.

Creator:
Christophe Fratin (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1830
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: f97131603044200913fs