19th Century Bronze Striding Tiger 'Tigre qui Marche' After Antoine Louis Barye

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19th Century Bronze Striding Tiger 'Tigre qui Marche' After Antoine Louis Barye

About the Item

This finely cast, iconic posthumous bronze designed & sculpted by Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875), demonstrates exacting proportions, musculature and finely modelled naturalistic markings. Mounted atop a base with a realistically modelled ground, bearing impressed signatures for Barye and foundry marks F. Barbedienne, Fondeur (for Ferdinand Barbedienne), exhibiting a fine black /green patina overall, the gilded underside bearing numbers 2918 in script and incised numbers 44. Provenance provided at point of sale. Antoine Louis Barye is perhaps the most celebrated and acclaimed artist of the ‘Animaliers School’ and was the recipient of several royal & state commissions and the patronage of a great many noble French families. He was appointed Director of Casts and Models at the Louvre in 1848, and in 1858 he was made Professor of Drawings at the Museum of Natural History at the Jardin de Plantes. He was awarded the Grand Medal at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, and became the 1st President of the Central Union of Beaux Arts as well as being made a member of the Institute of France. After his death in 1875 the majority of his master casts and models were purchased by the famous foundry of Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1898) and posthumous edition castings, such as this fine example, were executed with the highest attention to scale, definition and patina and bear the signatures of both Barye and F. Barbedienne, Fondeur. In his book 'Animals in Bronze' Christopher Payne writes... "Many Barye models which were sold after his death and subsequently cast, are fine models, valued at only slightly less than the early casts". He further states "The Tiger as a companion model to the lion, although not as famous, is both very popular and arguably a better model, more powerfully worked and more dramatic. The price is higher than that of a comparable lion because it appears on the market less often".

Creator:
Antoine-Louis Barye (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
Style:
Beaux Arts (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Cast,Patinated
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 19th Century
Condition:
In extremely good overall condition and exhibiting a fine, original black / green patina overall.
Seller Location:
Ottawa, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2728310208701