Antoine-Louis Barye
Eagle, Wings Extended, Beak Open
1856-1908
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Antoine-Louis Barye
Eagle, Wings Extended, Beak Open
1856-1908
Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 9-13/16 H x 13-1/4 L (wing tip to wing tip) x 9-5/8 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
1996.46.88
Eagle, wings outspread, head turned slightly to proper right, beak open, perched on a rocky mound. Base: irregular round rocky mound; 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: A169 (p.220) 26 x 18 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 330, p. 332.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 146.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 330, p. 332.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 146.
Inscribed: Bottom of base: two labels: 439 (on tape); L.66.7.74. Signed on base: A.L. BARYE.
