Emmanuel Frémiet

Emmanuel Frémiet
Nadar, Public domain

(1824–1910) fransk skulptör

Emmanuel Frémiet (France, 1824–1910) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Emmanuel Frémiet belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Emmanuel Frémiet was born in Montrouge and died in Paris. The teachers included François Rude, Sophie Fremiet, and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Emmanuel Frémiet worked in Paris, Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, Mortagne-au-Perche, and Laffrey. Emmanuel Frémiet became a member of Académie des beaux-arts, Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. The awards include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of Saint Michael, and Order of the Crown of Romania. The students included Charles Valton, Léonie Halévy, Édouard Paul Mérite, and Émile Perrault-Harry.

The best-known works include ‘equestrian statue of Joan of Arc’, ‘equestrian statue of Joan of Arc’, ‘equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar’, and ‘Gorilla trägt eine Frau’. The catalogue has 24 works by Emmanuel Frémiet with free images. The dated works span the years 1868–1930. Works by Emmanuel Frémiet are held by Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, and Musée d’Orsay.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, Vilhelm Melbye, Auguste Bonheur, Adolphe Monticelli, and Gustave Boulanger.