Antoine-Louis Barye
Cheval turc No. 2 (antérieur droit levé)
1851-1908
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Antoine-Louis Barye
Cheval turc No. 2 (antérieur droit levé)
1851-1908
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown-green-red patina, 11-5/16 H x 11-11/16 L x 4-5/8 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
1996.46.43
Horse with proper right foreleg raised, and both hind legs bent. The horse's mane swirls around its neck to the proper left, and its bushy tail curves out and back toward the legs. The horse's neck is arched, its head lowered, its mouth open, and its tiny ears erect. Base: oval ground with 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
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 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
Inscribed: Signed stamp on base: 'BARYE'. Two labels: L.64.15.51; BMA cat. #369.
