Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Deer Fawn (head down)
1876-1908
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 1-1/4 H x 3-1/2 L x 1-3/4 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
1996.46.75
Fawn lying with all four legs tucked under body. The fawn's head is slightly raised from ground and almost horizontal with body; its big ears are laid back. 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
Pivar: A102 (p.168) 8 x 14 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 278, p. 285.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 122.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 278, p. 285.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 122.
Inscribed: Two labels at bottom of base: MI/517; L.66.7.61. Signed on base: BARYE.
