Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown/gold patina, Overall: 8 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (21.3 × 15.9 × 14 cm.)
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
1996.46.53
Two bears, one on top of the other; they appear to be fighting or playing. Their mouths are open and snarling; they have pronounced detailed snouts. Base: natural ground on an integral octagonal base 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
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 346.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
Inscribed: Base: incised 'BARYE'; stamped 'F.BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR'. Two labels on bottom of base: L.64.15.61; BMA cat. #346.
