By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
"Cheval turc, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée"
A very fine bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
Cast by BARBEDIENNE, with Gold stamp
height 18,1 cm
length of the base 19 cm
The Gold Stamp (mark highly sought after by collectors) was affixed by Ferdinand Barbedienne between 1876 and 1889.
This is the medium size of the "Turkish Horse", which we also offer in small size (height 12.5 cm) and large size (height 29 cm).
A similar model is reproduced in "The Barye Bronzes", Stuart Pivar, England, 1974, p.206.
Biography :
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) was a French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, led him gradually to also practice painting. Placed early in Fourier, an engraver on steel manufacturing metal parts for the uniforms of the Great Army, he learned all areas of metal processing and became a peerless worker. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1818, where he received classical training in the workshop of the sculptor François Joseph Bosio and the painter Antoine-Jean Gros. He graduated in 1820, the second prize for sculpture in Rome for his "Cain cursed by God" .It was in 1831 that Barye became known to the public exhibiting then his "Tiger devouring a Crocodile", tormented and expressive work, which ranked as soon as the first Romantic sculptor, and causing admiration criticism. He now produced numerous masterpieces, often of small dimensions, that will enrich the collections of fans...
Category
Naturalistic 1880s Sculptures