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Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875) -'Lion marchant'.
Bronze with dark brown patina.
Signed 'BARYE' on the base and with the foundry mark 'HB / C' to underside for Maison H. Brame.
France, Circa 1880.
Antoine-Louis Barye’s remarkably lifelike depictions of wild animals made him the most famous animal sculptor of the nineteenth century and he is credited with making small animal bronzes cast in bronze a recognised genre. Such artists became known as ‘animaliers’.
Given the associations with power and strength it is befitting that Barye cemented his reputation with his depeiction of ‘Un lion assis’ Seated Lion, dated 1847 (porte des Lions, Louvre Paris). Bayre had sculpted lions before this date and returned to the subject with many variations after, reworking models of walking lions under the titles ‘Lion qui marche’ and ‘Lion marchant’. Examples are recorded in all major museum collections including the Louvre and the MET.
Literature:
M. Poletti and A. Richarme, Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, p.190, n° A62.
Dimensions
Height : 27.5 cm 11 inches Width : 42 cm 17 inches Depth : 10 cm 4 inchesStock number
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