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Dancing Monkey
Provenance
Chester D. Tripp (d. 1974), Chicago, by 1974; by descent to his widow, Jane B. Tripp (d. 1988); bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1988.
Exhibition history
Art Institute of Chicago, "Small Bronzes from Chicago Collections," 22 July – 8 October 1972 [no cat.].
Publications
Jane Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of Les Animaliers, Reference and Price Guide (Clopton, England: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1971), p. 84. James Mackay, The Animaliers: A Collector’s Guide to the Animal Sculptors of the 19th and 20th Centuries (New York: Dutton, 1973), p. 62. Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Fratin: Objects décoratifs & Sculptures romantiques (Paris: Éditions Univers du Bronze, 2000), p. 40, no. 43.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Christophe Fratin (French, 1801–1864) / Cast by Quesnel Foundry (French, active 19th century)
- Date
- c. 1835–40
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H.: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- statuette
- Style
- nineteenth century
- Place
- France
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Credit line
- Bequest of Chester D. Tripp
- Accession no.
- 1988.35.1
More by Christophe Fratin in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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