Lying Newfoundland dog
Bronze with brown patina
H.: 15 cm; W.: 25.5 cm; D.: 12 cm
Signed "E FREMIET" on the base
Ink inscription under the base: "Cte ns (?)"
Cast by Charles More
This model representing a Newfoundland is part of an intimate production that the artist mainly devoted to dogs and cats. This beautiful cast was made in one piece.
Literature
C. Chevillot, Emmanuel Frémiet, la main et le multiple, cat. exp., Dijon Museum of Fine Arts, from November 5, 1988 to January 16, 1989, Grenoble Museum, February 23, 1989 to April 30, 1989, pp. 74-75, cat. 11 (rep.).