Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Elk Suprised by a Lynx
1840-1888
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, green-brown-gold patina, 9-3/16 H x 15-1/4 L x 6-5/8 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
1996.46.8
Elk with legs bent lying on rocky ground. A small lynx is straddling the elk's neck. The elk's mouth is open and tongue is visible. Base: oval ground with vegetation; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchse, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift, 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
Pivar: A99 (p.166) 22 x 31 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 272, p. 279.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 123.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 272, p. 279.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 123.
Inscribed: Top of base: front/right, stamped 'BARYE'. Side of base: front/right, stamped/embossed gold 'FB'; back/left, stamped 'F. BARDEDIENNE.FONDEUR.' Two stickers: L.64.15.9; BMA cat. #364.
