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73 - Antoine Louis Barye (1795 - 1875) Tiger devouring a gharial …
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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Antoine Louis Barye (1795 - 1875) Tiger devouring a gharial (second reduction) Model created in 1836; early cast (between 1838 and 1845) Bronze with brown patina Signed and "BARYE / 1836" on the terrace Numbered "669" in ink on the inside Dim. 11,5 x 26,5cm Worn patina Expert : Cabinet Lacroix Jeannest Related literature: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under n°A 74 (3), p. 206. Related work: -Antoine-Louis Barye, Tigre dévorant un gavial, 1832, bronze, lost wax casting, H. 39 x W. 105 x D. 40 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. R.F. 2991. Antoine-Louis Barye presented the plaster model of Tiger Devouring a Gharial at the Salon of 1831. This event is considered by specialists to be the real starting point for animal sculpture as we understand it today. Barye succeeded in making animal sculpture a genre in its own right, on the same level as the historical and biblical genres appreciated at the Salon. In 1836, given the success of the work, the model was reduced in size, modified slightly and cast in bronze. Our copy bears the date "1836", which only the earliest reductions have. Production continued during the sculptor's association with Martin (27 examples) and then posthumously.
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About the sale ANCIENT AND MODERN PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, ASIAN ART, SILVERWARE, DECORATIVE ARTS FROM THE EIGHTEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES
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Auction time 06/19/2026 at 1:30 PM
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