Description
213. Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875)
A bronze model depicting Lion assis nº 2
Resting on a square naturalistic base; with trace of an old paper label and number 317 painted in white, 16.5cm wide, 9cm deep, 19cm high (6in wide, 3 1/2in deep, 7in high)
The original plaster, modified in wax, of the first version is held by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, United States; 2007.71). We are aware of two bronze casts with the same base: one is held by the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris (PPS905), and the second by the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum (Saratoga Springs, New York).
Comparative Literature
Michel Poletti et Alain Richarme, Barye, catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, n° A 52, p.182.
Charles Saunier, Barye, Paris, Rieder, 1925, repr. pl. 10
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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