Antoine-Louis Barye and Gruet
Ape Riding a Gnu
1839-1887
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, greenish brown patina, 9-1/8 H x 10-3/4 L x 4-1/4 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.56
An ape riding a gnu (a large African antelope) holding the gnu's mane with its proper right hand, and the tail with its proper left hand. The gnu's mouth is open and its proper left foreleg is raised. Base: rectangular ground; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris, by commission 1888; Gruet, Paris
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, A1, p.96, 23 x 25 cm. Photo in book: courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, A1, pl. 75, p. 121.
Lillian Maria Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, LMB 78, pp. 23, 40-41.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, A1, pl. 75, p. 121.
Lillian Maria Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, LMB 78, pp. 23, 40-41.
Inscribed: Signed on base, 'BARYE'. Interior of base: two labels: "L.64.15.66"; "BMA cat. #389"; written, in black ink: 'SINGE/ SUR/ Gnou/ MODERN'
