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Theseus fighting the Minotau…
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Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875)
Theseus fighting the Minotau…
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Lot no. 12
Description
Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875)
Theseus fighting the Minotaur (second version)
Barbedienne edition from 1877, large model
Bronze with brown patina
Signed "BARYE" near Thésée's left foot
Bears the founder's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur".
on the terrace
H. 60 x L. 40 cm
Produced for the 1843 Salon, the group of Theseus fighting the Minotaur was finally presented at the 1851 Exposition Universelle (and acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London). Well received by the critics, who admired its modernity, this subject became one of the masterpieces of Barye, who is better known today for his animal sculpture. Here, the hero Theseus, in a powerful, haughty pose, gains the upper hand over the bow-legged, muscular monster.
Related literature:
-Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under no. F 32, p. 108.
-Florence Rionnet, Les Bronzes Barbedienne. L'oeuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under Cat. 427, p. 272.
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