Emmanuel FREMIET (Paris, 1824 - 1910) A gorilla abducting a young woman Bronze with shaded brown patina Signed 'E FREMIET' on the front Height : 45 cm Provenance : Private collection, Vendée Bibliography: related: Catherine Chevillot, Emmanuel Fremiet, 1824 - 1910. La main et le multiple, cat. exp. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, 5 November 1988 - 16 January 1989, Musée de Grenoble, 23 February 1989 - 30 April 1989, p. 103, S 145 The artist first explored this theme in 1859. This version is a second attempt, based on the plaster group Troglodytes Gorrila - du Gabon presented at the Salon in 1887, for which Fremiet received a medal of honour. Emmanuel Fremiet's interpretation of this subject was one of the sources of inspiration for the story of King Kong, which has been adapted many times for the cinema since the first version in 1933. Emmanuel FREMIET (Paris, 1824 - 1910) The artist first explored this theme in 1859. This version is a second attempt, based on the plaster group Troglodytes Gorrila - du Gabon presented at the Salon in 1887, for which Fremiet received a medal of honour. Emmanuel Fremiet's interpretation of this subject was one of the sources of inspiration for the story of King Kong, which has been adapted many times for the cinema since the first version in 1933.