Antoine-Louis Barye
Bear Attacking an Ox
late 1820s
Physical Qualities
Pen and iron gall ink, transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite, Sheet: 159 × 240 mm. (6 1/4 × 9 7/16 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
1996.48.18802
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains of the George A. Lucas Collection', 1911, p. 98, no. 598.
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Mar. 1947.
San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, Mar. 18 - Apr. 2, 1963.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7-March 7, 1965, no. 5.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7 - Mar. 7, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 63, no. 309, ill. p. 63.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, '19th Century European Paintings', June 24-Sept. 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection', July 12-Aug. 22, 1975.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Watercolors and Drawings from the George A. Lucas The Collection', July 24-Oct. 14, 1990.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Beauties and Beasts: Barye from the George A. The Lucas Collection', May 13-Aug. 30, 1992.
Joseph Baillio, Wildenstein and Co., New York, 'The Wild Kingdom of Antoine-Louis Barye: 1795-1875', Nov. 4-Dec. 9, 1994, p. 102, no. 118.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, NY, "The Wild Kingdom of Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1825)," Nov. 4 - Dec. 9, 1994.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Colelction in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.
Jay McKean Fisher, William R. Johnston and Cheryl K. Snay, 'The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas,' organized by The Walters Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art, circulated to The Walters Art Museum June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005, The Birmingham Museum of Art February 9, 2006 - May 4, 2006, Tacoma Art Museum June 9, 2006 - September 7, 2006.
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Mar. 1947.
San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, Mar. 18 - Apr. 2, 1963.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7-March 7, 1965, no. 5.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 7 - Mar. 7, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute', Oct. 12-Nov. 21, 1965, p. 63, no. 309, ill. p. 63.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, '19th Century European Paintings', June 24-Sept. 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, 'Selections from the Lucas Collection', July 12-Aug. 22, 1975.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Watercolors and Drawings from the George A. Lucas The Collection', July 24-Oct. 14, 1990.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Beauties and Beasts: Barye from the George A. The Lucas Collection', May 13-Aug. 30, 1992.
Joseph Baillio, Wildenstein and Co., New York, 'The Wild Kingdom of Antoine-Louis Barye: 1795-1875', Nov. 4-Dec. 9, 1994, p. 102, no. 118.
Wildenstein & Company, New York, NY, "The Wild Kingdom of Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1825)," Nov. 4 - Dec. 9, 1994.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Colelction in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.
Jay McKean Fisher, William R. Johnston and Cheryl K. Snay, 'The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas,' organized by The Walters Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art, circulated to The Walters Art Museum June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005, The Birmingham Museum of Art February 9, 2006 - May 4, 2006, Tacoma Art Museum June 9, 2006 - September 7, 2006.
George Lucas, The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 1857-1909, edited by Lilian Randall, Princeton University Press, 1979, vol. I, fig. 38.
Fisher, Jay McKean, et al. The Essence of Line: French drawings from Ingres to Degas. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005, p. 92-93, ill.
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