Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Indian Panther No. 2
1856-1908
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown/red patina, 3 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.5 × 20 × 6 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
1996.46.59
Panther lying on ground with head straight, mouth closed, proper right foreleg straight and proper left forepaw curled toward proper right. Tail, curled toward proper right, rests on side of base. Base: natural rocky ground; 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: A71 (p. 149) 7 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. 192, p. 220.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 76.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 192, p. 220.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 76.
Inscribed: Signed on base: 'BARYE'. Two labels: L.64.15.69; BMA cat. #391.
