Lot Essay
The master bronze of this rare model exists at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR
(Lots 168-182)
These fine casts were collected over a period of 30 years with a connoisseur's eye for chasing, patina and subject matter. Moreover, this collector only bought works unquestionably produced in the artist's lifetime.
ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1796-1875)
Details
ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1796-1875)
'Ours terrassé par des chiens de grande race', A Bronze Group of a Bear Attacked by Hounds
inscribed 'BARYE'
10½in. (26.6cm.) high, 13¼in. (33.8cm.) long, rich brown patina
'Ours terrassé par des chiens de grande race', A Bronze Group of a Bear Attacked by Hounds
inscribed 'BARYE'
10½in. (26.6cm.) high, 13¼in. (33.8cm.) long, rich brown patina
Literature
G. Benge, Antoine-Louis Barye, Sculptor of Romantic Realism, University Park, 1984, pp. 130-131