Quote and value 2024 of sculptures, bronzes by Emmanuel Frémiet

If you own a work by or after Emmanuel Frémiet, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of the artist Emmanuel Frémiet

The artist Emmanuel Frémiet leaves in his wake a very singular body of work, drawn from the animal repertoire. A talented sculptor, he produces many works that are particularly prized at auction. Prices for his works are now skyrocketing under auctioneers' gavels. They are particularly prized by French and European buyers. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €30 to €81,840, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Frémiet's works. In 2000, a bronze sculpture, Chevaux de course et jockeys, sold for €81,841 while it was estimated at between €13,100 and €19,650.

Order of value from a single work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of artist Emmanuel Frémiet   

Emmanuel Frémiet succeeds in reviving the mastery of sculpture techniques : bronze, ceramics, in order to produce a large number of animal bronzes, which constitute the major part of his work.

Emmanuel Frémiet, his life, his work

Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910), a French artist, became an important figure in 19th-century sculpture.

He came from a family of artists, including Sophie Rude - a painter, who taught him drawing. He then attended drawing classes at the rue de l'École de Médecine, winning the prize for animal drawings. He began his career as a scientific lithographer, making anatomical casts at the morgue. He exhibited at the Salon, and some of his works were acquired by the State for the Musée du Luxembourg.

Recruited by Emperor Napoleon III, he was commissioned to produce works on military subjects. His most famous work, Gorille en enlevé une femme (Gorilla abducting a woman), was inspired by a news item in a newspaper. Later, he produced similar works inspired by Wallace's stories.

He also sculpted the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc on the Place des Pyramides in Paris.

He was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1892, replacing Antoine-Louis Barye, also an animal sculptor. Many of his statues were mass-produced by the firm of Ferdinand Barbedienne.

The artist died in 1910, aged 85.

Emmanuel Frémiet's imprint on his period

Some of Frémiet's works can be seen scattered around various towns in France, but relatively few: the bulk of his output is in private collections. He leaves a considerable legacy in the history of 19th-century art and sculpture.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Not all of Emmanuel Frémiet's works are signed. That's why, if you think you own a work by or after the artist, it's essential to have it appraised by an expert who will be able to authenticate it.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by or after Emmanuel Frémiet, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as ad hoc information about it. If you wish to sell your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives to sell it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.