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Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)

1902
(French, 1864–1951)
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Sheet: 27 x 22.2 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.); Image: 21.1 x 17 cm (8 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Fields 78, plate 27
Location: not on view

Description

This view of Trocadero Park features one of the sculptures that surrounded a large basin that collected water from a large cascade. The sculpture of an elk stuggling with a boa constrictor was made only of plaster and was almost completely destroyed by 1910. The sculptor, Emmanuel Frémiet, studied animals at the botanical gardens in Paris, which exhibited both flora and fauna.
  • [Rachel Davis Fine Arts Auction]
  • A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 2011-January 29, 2012).
  • {{cite web|title=Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)|url=false|author=Henri Rivière, Printed by Verneau|year=1902|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.392