Antoine-Louis Barye and La Fontaine
Braque (première version)
1839-1904
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, silver patina on pointer; gold patina on base, 3-1/2 H x 6-5/8 L x 2-5/8 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
1996.46.109
Dog leaning forward (pointing) with proper right foreleg raised, proper left foreleg stretched forward; hind legs slightly bent, and tail stretched straight at a slight downward angle. The curve of his lower back is somewhat exaggerated. Base: oval ground with incised lines; 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
Pivar: A19 (p.109) 9 x 18 cm. Photo in book: Private collection.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 98, p. 144.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 99.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 98, p. 144.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 99.
Inscribed: Bottom of base: 2 labels: 513; L.66.7.90. Signed on base: BARYE.
