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
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 389.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, "Primates in Art", August 1-27, 1972.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, January 12-13, 1971.
The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, "Primates in Art", August 1-27, 1972.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
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'
