Lot Essay
This model met with critical acclaim when it was first shown in plaster at the Salon of 1850.
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Thésée combattant le centaure Biénor, esquisse (Theseus slaying the centaur Bienor, sketch model)
Details
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1795-1875)
Thésée combattant le centaure Biénor, esquisse (Theseus slaying the centaur Bienor, sketch model)
Inscribed A.L.BARYE and F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR, the underside inscribed M, and 8763/ugl in black ink
Bronze
13½in. (34.3cm.) high
Thésée combattant le centaure Biénor, esquisse (Theseus slaying the centaur Bienor, sketch model)
Inscribed A.L.BARYE and F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR, the underside inscribed M, and 8763/ugl in black ink
Bronze
13½in. (34.3cm.) high
Literature
M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, no. F3, pp. 110-11