Lot Essay
Another cast of this rarely seen model was sold in these rooms 25 April 2003, lot 87 ($19,120).
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The Property of a Distinguished American Family (LOTS 457-458)
A French bronze group entitled 'Singe Monte sur un Gnou' (Ape astride a gnu)
CAST AFTER A MODEL BY ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
A French bronze group entitled 'Singe Monte sur un Gnou' (Ape astride a gnu)
Cast after a model by Antoine-Louis Barye, Second half 19th Century
Inscribed BARYE
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Cast after a model by Antoine-Louis Barye, Second half 19th Century
Inscribed BARYE
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Literature
R. Ballu, L'Oeuvre de Barye précédé d'une introduction de M. Eugène Guillaume, Paris: Maison Quantin, 1890, p.92
M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, no. A1, p.121.
M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, no. A1, p.121.