{"product_id":"fratin-singe-avec-paniers-9619_01","title":"\"Singe Avec Paniers\" by Christophe Fratin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fine mid 19th century French \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/animalier\" title=\"Animalier Bronze - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003eanimalier \u003c\/a\u003ebronze study of an anthropomorphic monkey, standing by his baskets with extremely fine hand chased surface detail and rich brown patina; this bronze will make an interesting and unusual addition for any collector. Signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/vendors?q=FRATIN%2C%20CHRISTOPHE\u0026amp;sort_by=created-descending\" title=\"Christophe Fratin Bronze - Hickmet Fine Arts\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFratin \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand raised on a integral naturalistic bronze plinth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                        25 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                   Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca:                                           1840\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                    Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook reference:                           Bronzes of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage No:                                      322\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                             9619\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"term-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"term-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChristophe Fratin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristope Fratin (French, 1801 ~ 1864) \u003c\/b\u003e Fratin was born in Metz, the son of a taximerdist, from whom he acquired a sound knowledge of anatomy. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1831 showing wax models of the English thoroughbred ‘Farmer’ and a study of Two Bulldogs fighting over a Hare. He worked exclusively as an animalier and produced numerous small busts of dogs, horses, domestic animals and their prey. He exhibited at the salon from 1831 to 1839 and from 1850 to 1864. Among his best known works is the group of two eagles guarding their prey in New York’s Central Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAnimalier\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Paris Salon of 1831 when \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\u0026amp;sort_by=created-descending\" title=\"Antoine Louis Barye - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntoine Louis Barye\u003c\/a\u003e exhibited his first animal sculpture, one zealous French art critic dubbed him an Animalier: maker of animals, the species deprived of human nobility. This was intended as a criticism and not a flattering title. This perception changed in the 1830’s when the new monarch, King Louis-Philippe gave several public commissions to Barye. The King’s son, the Duc d’Orleans, also became Barye’s patron and by the middle of the 19th Century, any artist was proud to be known as an Animalier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough many earlier examples can be found, animalier sculpture became more popular, and reputable, in early 19th century \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris\" title=\"Paris - wikipedia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParis\u003c\/a\u003e with the works of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\u0026amp;sort_by=created-descending\" title=\"Antoine-Louis_Barye\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAntoine-Louis Barye\u003c\/a\u003e (1795–1875) for whom the term was coined and who became the ‘Father of the Animaliers School’ and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/vendors?q=M%C3%8ANE%2C%20PIERRE%20JULES\u0026amp;sort_by=created-descending\" title=\"Pierre Jules Mene - Hickmet Fine Arts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePierre Jules Mêne\u003c\/a\u003e considered the finest realist sculptor of the era. By the mid-century, a taste for animal subjects was very widespread among all sections of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FRATIN, CHRISTOPHE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47662367277292,"sku":"9619","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/fratin_Monkey.jpg?v=1780313240","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/fratin-singe-avec-paniers-9619_01","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}