Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
French, 1796-1875
The son of a goldsmith, Parisian born Antoine-Louis Barye was a sculptor of animal subjects and acclaimed, not only for his apparent skill but as the founder of what became known as the French Animaliers School. Among his patrons were representatives of the state government and royalty, including the Duke of Orleans and the Dukes of Luynes, Montpensier and Nemours.
Well compensated financially, Barye was able to buy the best of materials and hire the country's most skilled foundry craftsmen. The foundry he hired was owned by Ferdinand Barbedienne and casts from this period were stamped with the letters, FB. However, he did not make a lot of money from his work because he was such a perfectionist that often he would not sell his work because he thought it was not "quite right." In 1848, he declared bankruptcy and his molds and plaster casts were sold along with the copyrights.
Barye's specialty was aroused, angry-seeming wild game such as lions and tigers and elephants, but he also did equestrian groups and mythology figures. In order to do realistic depictions of animal anatomy, he spent much time at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. His early training was as an apprentice to a metal engraver, but being drafted in the army in 1812 ended that education. In 1832, he had established his studio, and unique at that time was his method of cold stamping his bronze casts so that each one had a special number. He had his first entry, The Milo of Croton, in the Paris Salon in 1819, winning a second prize. In 1831, a work regarded as a masterpiece, Tiger Devouring a Gavial, was in the Salon and purchased for the Luxembourg Gardens, which is now in the Louvre. However, many of his subsequent Salon submissions were rejected and so angered him that between 1836 and 1851, he refused to submit entries. In 1851, he again exhibited at the Salon with Jaguar Devouring A Hare, and this work, like the 1831 entry, was placed in the Luxembourg Gardens and eventually in the Louvre.
In spite of problems with the Salon, Barye received many accolades for his work, and the period of 1837–48 was considered the most productive time of his career. However, in 1848, when he lost control of his work and it was reproduced by others including Martin and Barbedienne, the sculptures, according to some art professionals, are not as skillfully executed. In 1848, after his bankruptcy, Barye became director of Casts and Models in the Louvre, until 1850, when he was replaced by Emmanuel Fremiet. It was a very difficult time for him. However, within a few years, he began receiving accolades for the quality and uniqueness of his work, and people began appreciating the powerful images of his sculpture, especially the wildlife in their natural surroundings. In 1854, he was appointed Master of Zoological Drawing in the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle and held this position until his death in 1875.
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Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
'Elephant Du Senegal' Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Elephant du Senegal' A late 19th century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) of a charging African Elephant. Excellent green patination and hand chased detail. Signe...
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1870s French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Bronze Entitled "Deux Chiens en Arret" by A L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
"Deux Chiens en Arret" by A L Barye
A dramatic mid 19th Century French bronze animalier group of a pointer and setter as they iflushing pheasants in a naturalistic undergrowth. The bronze with excellent autumnal (green, brown, and orange) patina and intricate hand chased surface detail, signed Barye. A rare bronze subject from the artist’s own atelier (workshop).
Additional information
Measures: Height: 12 cm
Width: 25 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1860
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by
Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme
Page no. 150
Description
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Bronze Sculpture “Charles VII, The Victorious” by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1796-1875
"Charles VII, The Victorious"
Sand-cast dark-brown over medium-brown patinated bronze signed "BARYE", cold-stamped underside "43" "00" and pu...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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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...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye, Panther of India on Inkwell, Ferdinand Barbedienne Edition
By Antoine-Louis Barye, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful "Panther of India" sculpture by Antoine Louis Barye mounted atop a green and white veined marble inkwell, Ferdinand Barbedienne edition, France circa 1900. Signed by the ar...
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1890s French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Marble, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Tigre qui Marche" by Antoine Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
A majestic late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a walking tiger with excellent rich green and black patina and very fine hand chased surface detail. Raised on an integral base...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Panthere de l’Inde" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
A superb mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of a powerful panther reclining on a naturalistic rock. The surface of the bronze with excellent autumnal patina and very fine...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
19th Century Animalier Bronze Study entitled "Jaguar Debout" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
An impressive late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a standing panther with excellent rich green patina and very fine hand chased surface detail. Raised on an integral base, si...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture “Tiger Devouring Gazelle” after Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Dévorant une Gazelle (second edition)"
Medium-brown autumnal patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENN...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye, "Peace" Sculptural Bronze, Leblanc-Barbedienne Edition 1920
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent and extremely rare Antoine-Louis Barye sculptural bronze titled "Peace". Beautiful and rich nuance of red and green patina on a representation of a resting shepherd and a...
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1920s French Romantic Vintage Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye (French 1796 - 1875), Cougar Attack, Recast Bronze on Marble
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Germantown, MD
After Antoine-Louis Barye (French 1796 - 1875), Cougar Attack, Recast Bronze Figural Group On Marble Plinth.
Ever seen a piece of art that instantly transports you to another time an...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye Bronze Horse Sculpture with Left Foot Raised and Dark Patina
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Antoine-Louis Barye bronze sculpture from the 19th century depicting a horse with left foot raised and dark patina. Discover the evocative e...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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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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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875), ' Theseus fighting the centaur Bianor'
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Patinated Bronze Group, Entitled 'Thesée Combattant le Centaure Bianor' ('Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor'), Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, From the Model By Antoine Louis...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Group de Lapins" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
A charming mid 19th Century French bronze group of two feeding rabbits with fine autumnal (green, brown, black and orange) patination and excellent hand finished surface detail, sign...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
French Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Tortue" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
A delightful mid 19th Century French bronze figure of a tortoise with excellent hand chased surface deail and very fine fine rich brown patina rubbed to a golden hue in areas, raised...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Jaguar Qui Marche No. 2 (Walking Jaguar) Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Newark, England
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 directly to Jag...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
French Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Lapin Assis" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
Wonderful mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of a seated rabbit in a timid position. The surface has a rich green and brown variegated patina and excellent hand chased de...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875) 'Tigre qui Marche'
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875) 'Tigre qui Marche'
Bronze with dark brown patina.
Signed 'BARYE' and with the foundry mark 'F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur' on the base.
France, C...
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19th Century French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875) 'Lion marchant'
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875)
'Lion marchant'
bronze with dark brown patina
signed 'BARYE' on the base and with the foundry mark 'HB / C' to underside for Maison H. Brame.
France, Circa 1880.
Antoine-Louis Barye’s remarkably lifelike depictions of wild animals made him the most famous animal sculptor of the nineteenth century and he is credited with making small animal bronzes cast in bronze a recognised genre. Such artists became known as ‘animaliers’.
Given the associations with power and strength it is befitting that Barye cemented his reputation with his depeiction of ‘Un lion assis...
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19th Century French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
'Listening Stag' by Romantic Author A.L. Barye Produced by Barbedienne in Bronze
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in North Miami, FL
Patinated bronze sculpture 'Listening Stag' by romantic author and sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye and produced by F. Barbedienne Fondeur
By: Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Fondeu...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze, Metal, Copper
The Famous Bronze Sculpture Entitled “Panthère Saisissant Un Cerf” by Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in New York, NY
The Famous Bronze Sculpture Entitled “Panthère Saisissant Un Cerf” By Barye
Antoine-Louis Barye
Depicting a Panther Seizing a Stag.
Signed A L Barye...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Bronze Sculpture of “Arab on Camel” by Antoine-Louis Barye circa 1880
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1796-1875
"Dromadaire Monté par un Arabe"
Nuanced green and black patinated bronze signed in base "BARYE" cold-stamped foundry marking twice to unders...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bronze sculpture by the french sculptor and artist Antoine-Louis Barye.
Signed at the plinth.
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1870s French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Panthère de L'Inde No.1" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of reclining panther with wonderful autumnal (green, orange, black and brown) patination and very intricate hand chased su...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 - 1875) bronze, LLion crushing a on oval base, signed
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris, 1795-1875). Lion crushing a Leopard.
Bronze with a brown patina signed Barye on the left hand side of the base. The bronze sculpture is sitting on a blac...
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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antoine-Louis Barye '1795-1875' Signed Bronze of Lion Crushing a Snake ca. 1870
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in CH
Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris, 1795-1875). Lion crushing a Snake. Bronze with a brown patina signed Barye on the left hand side of the base. The bronze sculpture is sitting on a black m...
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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture, Signed "Barye", Basset Hound, Antoine Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Greven, DE
This particular bronze sculpture of the famous model of Antoine Louis Barye (1796 - 1875) shows a great elaborated basset dog.
This version of Barye´s "Chien Basset Debout" was firs...
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1920s French Vintage Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine Louis Barye, Bronze Model of 'Elephant De Senegal'
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875).
‘Éléphant du Sénégal’ (‘Senegalese Elephant’).
Patinated bronze.
Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, from the model by Antoine-Louis B...
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19th Century French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture “Lion Assis No. 2”, Antoine Louis Barye, circa 1880
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1796-1875
"Lion Assis, no. 2"
Sand-cast bronze with autumnal patina signed in cast BARYE, stamped verso "AD" surmounted by a ...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Animalier "Guerrier du Caucase" by Antoine L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
"Guerrier du Caucase" by Antoine L Barye
Excellent French bronze study of a mounted Caucasian Warrior in full armour, the bronze with excellent hand chased surface detail and rich green, brown, black and orange patination, signed BARYE. A fabulous example of this important sculpture in optimal condition.
Additional Information
Height: 20 cm
Width: 17 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Foundry: Atelier Barye
circa: 1874
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme
Page no. 78
Description
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye 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...
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Stag Sculpture Signed "Barye"
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Lambertville, NJ
"Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Large standing Stag patinated bronze in beautiful original condition.
The Bronze with brown patina. Signed o...
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19th Century French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Seated Lion No.4”After Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1796-1875
"Lion Assis no. 4"
Dark-green patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "BARYE" cast after 1875
Item # 204XDG15S ...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Cerf Qui Marche" by A L Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
Excellent late 19th Century French bronze figure of a walking stag with beautiful autumnal, green. black. brown and orange patination and excellent hand finished surface detail on an oval naturalistic base with integral stepped plinth, signed Barye and inscribed F Barbedienne Fondeur
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Measures: Height: 19 cm
Width: 22 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Foundry: F Barbedienne
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref Barye by Michel Poletti & Alain Richarme
ABOUT
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "Lioness of Senegal" by Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne
By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Lionne du Sénégal"
Patinated bronze signed in base "BARYE" incised "F. Barbedienne, Fondeur, Paris" conceived 1857, sand-cast circa 1900
...
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20th Century French Romantic Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze Sculpture Plaque of Leopard by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
France, 1796-1875
"WALKING LEOPARD" (conceived 1831, cast after 1875)
Patinated bronze bas-relief plaque on walnut backing Signed "BARYE"
Item # 109VKQ16P
A beautifully textured and well-preserved bas-relief plaque of Walking Leopard mounted...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Bronze
19th Century Bronze entitled "Famille de Cerf" by Antoine Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in London, GB
A delightful late 19th century animalier bronze group of a family of resting deer including alert Stag and resting Doe & Faun. The subject modelled with wonderful intuition and skill. The surface has a rich green patination and excellent hand chased detail. Raised on a stepped bronze base, signed Barye and inscribed F Barbedienne Fondeur.
Additional information
Height: 22 cm
Width: 25 cm
Depth: 14 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Foundry: Barbedienne
Circa: 1870
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme
Page no. 301
Description
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Lion Assis no.2” after Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1796-1875
"Lion Assis no. 2"
Patinated bronze Signed in cast "BARYE"
Item # 109YHP24E
Initially modeled by Barye in 1846 as a commission by Louis-Phillipe for the Tuilleries Gardens at a cost of 10,000 francs, the life-size sculpture sat near to Barye's Lion au Serpent until it was later moved in 1867 to the grand entrance to Pavilion de Flore and a pair was crafted for it using a mechanical technique, a gesture which incensed Barye, as he preferred to sculpt a mate to oppose Lion Assis but the government refused on the basis of the high cost. There are similarities between Lion Assis and Barye's Lion of the July Column, both beasts with notable similarity in the multiple layers of their manes and the quiet repose and powerful presence of the motionless Lion Assis is a natural development over his violent clashing group of Lion au Serpent from thirteen years prior.
Version no. 1 was first offered in Barye's 1847 catalogue as no. 99 and due to the popularity of the sculpture it was cast in four different editions with varying dimensions. Lion Assis no. 2 was originally set over two base types: the more rare naturalistic base seen in the present model and the more common molded base (which incidentally also gives that variation some additional height). It was cast posthumously by Auguste Delafontaine, Hector Brame, Colin, Barbedienne and Graech-Marly. The same model and the original plaster and wax are held in the permanent collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (acc. no. 2007.70 & 71).
The present model is an early posthumous cast with a richly textured surface and exquisite detail finished in an overall dark brown patina with hints of reddish undertones; the surface is silky and translucent.
Artist Listings & Bibliography:
*Barye: Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Polleti & Richarme, 2000, p. 182, cat. A57, ill. 143
*The Founders and Editors of the Barye Bronzes, Reinis, 2007, see p. 85-88 for discussion of Delafontaine and their role in casting Lion Assis (fig. 50), see p. 79-80 (fig. 25) for discussion of Ancienne Maison Colin...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture"Walking Tiger"by Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienn
By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Qui Marche"
Patinated bronze Signed in base "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, FRANCE" conceived 1841, cast circa 1880-1900
Item # 110UGP10Q
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
19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Original French Bronze Sculpture of a Striding Wolf, by Antoine- Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in New York City, NY
A fine original, French, early 20th century bronze statue of a walking wolf "Loup qui Marche" signed by Antoine-Louis Barye, Henry Bonnard foundry Co NY ...
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture "Tiger Devouring Gazelle" by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Dévorant une Gazelle (second edition)"
Verde and autumnal patinated bronze Signed in cast "BARYE", incised "F. Barbedienne Fondeur" c...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "Panther of Tunisia" After Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"PANTHÈRE DE TUNIS NO. 2" AFTER A MODEL BY ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (FRENCH, 1796-1875)
Signed in base "BARYE", incised to edge "F. Barbedienne Fondeur"; underside incised "24 / Z"; cast ...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
Fine Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Manchu Tartar by Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in New York, NY
Antoine-Louis Barye
French, (1796-1875)
Manchu tartar
Patinated bronze; Signed BARYE on base
Measure: 21 x 8 1/2 inches.
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19th Century French Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture Bas-Relief "Lion of the Zodiac" by Antoine-Louis
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
THE LION OF THE JULY COLUMN: LION OF THE ZODIAC
AFTER A MODEL BY ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
Patinated bronze on walnut plaque Signed "BARYE", cold-tooled verso "43"
Item # 107GWK14D
This Fine bas-relief sculpture of Lion de la Colonne de Juillet (Lion du Zodiaque) portrays the astrological sign Leo as a prowling and ferocious lion with a mane that engulfs his head and neck, walking a Fine line along a narrow ledge while opening his mouth like one about to emit a growl. He is set against the equatorial band of the sun's path as it makes its way through the various illuminations of the zodiac.
Barye was employed by the architect Jean-Louis Duc to model this bronze lion for the western side of the July Column. Erected in the Place de la Bastille in Paris, the monumental structure commemorated the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy and the 504 lives lost in the insurrection.
Influence for the model is perhaps somewhat owed to Visconti's "Walking Lion" held at the Musée Pie-Clémentin, a more romantic anthropomorphic modeling of this powerful beast. Glenn Benge observed that the lion was likely based on the engraving by Pietro Santo...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
French Sculpture "Parakeet on Tree" after Model by Antoine-Louis Barye
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MODEL OF "PERRUCHE POSSÉE SUR UN ARBRE" AFTER ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
Patinated zinc, signed BARYE twice in base; ca. early 20th century
Item # 103VPK20A
Barye's model of Perruche posée...
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20th Century French Romantic Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Copper, Zinc
Barye Rare Bronze Sculpture, "Marabou and Snake Marabout Au Serpent"
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875.) Bronze maribou stork and snake with rich brown patina, signed “Barye” on the embankment.
Antique edition cast marked F...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures
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Bronze
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Antoine-Louis Barye sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Antoine-Louis Barye sculptures, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye were created in the Art Nouveau style in france during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sculptures by F. Barbedienne Foundry, Christopher Fratin, and Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger. Prices for Antoine-Louis Barye sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $544 and can go as high as $30,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,800.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antoine-Louis Barye was famous for his sculptures involving animals, which notably included Hercules Sitting on a Bull, Poised Stag and Lion With a Snake, among others. He was born in France and lived from 1795 to 1875. Shop a range of authentic Antoin-Louis Barye sculptures from top sellers on 1stDibs.