Antoine-Louis Barye and Brame
Jaguar dévorant un agouti
1844-1908
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, Overall: 2 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (7.3 x 8.9 x 23.5 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
1996.46.11
Jaguar crouching on ground knawing on an agouti (large South American rodent). Jaguar is turned slightly to proper right with tail curved in same direction. The agouti's head is on the proper left. Base: plain rectangular ground with 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
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, A83, p.154, 7 x 23 cm. Photo in book: courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 212, p. 237.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 54.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 212, p. 237.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 54.
Inscribed: Top of base: front/center, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: L.64.15.12; BMA cat. #373. Black ink: 'JAGUAR/ DEVORANT/ AGOUTI'; 'MODERNE' (front and underlined); 'MODERNE' (back). White paint: 'LUCAS' (center). Number engraved in center: 'C44F43'; '8'.
