Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Faisan (tête tournée à droite)
1839-1908
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, gold-brown patina, 4 H x 8-1/4 L x 1-7/8 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
1996.46.105
Pheasant striding on ground with proper right leg forward, head held high and turned slightly to proper right, and tail straight out with a slight downward curve. Base: oval ground.
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: A174 (p.223) 13 x 21 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 335, p. 335.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 153.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 335, p. 335.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 153.
Inscribed: Signed on base: stamped: BARYE. Bottom of base, yellow paint: Lucas (underlined). Bottom of base, black ink: FAISAN.
