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Who is the most famous animal sculptor of all time?
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The most famous animal sculptor of all time is arguably Antoine-Louis Barye. The French artist was acclaimed not only for his skill but also as the founder of what became known as the French Animalier School. Barye's specialty was wild game such as lions, tigers and elephants, but he also created equestrian groups and mythological figures, typically in bronze. In order to realistically depict animal anatomy, he spent much time at the Jardin des Plantes menagerie in Paris. Explore a variety of Antoine-Louis Barye sculptures on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
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Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Bronze
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Dallas, TX
Antoine Louis Barye Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bienor Black Patinated Bronze Group.
A French bronze group entitled 'Thesee combattant le centaure Bienor, esquisse' (Theseus slaying...
Category
Antique 1850s French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye Bronze Saint George Dragon Slayer Sculpture Statue Verdigris
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye caching figural sculpture of Saint George and the Dragon, After Antoine Louis Barye. As the legend goes, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon. The...
Category
20th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye: (small) Gazelle, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Unpublished
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875, France): "(Little) gazelle"
Bronze sculpture with a tendril-brown anthracite-green patina on black representing a gazelle on the lookout
Late 19th/e...
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Antique 1890s French Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) by Antoine Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Newark, England
SIGNED BAYRE
From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) Bronze by Antoine-Louis Barye. The Jaguar Qui Marche translates ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Walking" after Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Qui Marche"
Dark brown patinated bronze Signed in base "A.L. BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, PARIS", cold-stamped FRANCE cold-tooled to underside 19.691 conceived 1841, cast circa early 20th century
Item # 111GPP20Q
Barye's ability to merge our romantic idealization of nature with a colder reality of nature's predator is beautifully represented in this striding cat. Originally conceived in 1841, Tigre Qui Marche (Walking Tiger...
Category
Early 20th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Theseus & The Centaur" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and very impressive bronze group entitled ‘Theseus and the Centaur’ by Antoine L Barye. The bronze with rich autumnal green, black, brown and orange patination and excell...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
