Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Gazelle d’Ethiopie
1833-1874
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 3-3/8 H x 4-1/4 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
1996.46.81
A small gazelle stumbling with three legs bent at different angles and proper left front leg on a diagonal on a large grassy mound. The gazelle's head is turned to the proper left. The gazelle's horns curve back and the tips are crossed. Base: oval grassy mound 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: A137 (p.196) 9 x 11 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Arts Gallery. NOTE: base differs from book.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 312, p. 317.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 124.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 312, p. 317.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 124.
Inscribed: Signed on base: BARYE 17. On base: BARYE 57. Bottom of base: black ink: GAZELLE d'ETHIOPIE. Bottom of base: red ink and white paint: 149. Bottom of base: two labels: 550; L.66.7.67.
