Antoine-Louis Barye
Leaping Virginia Stag
1874-1899
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 15 H x 16-15/16 L x 5 D in.
Credit Line
Gift from the Descendants of Marian and Sidney Lansburgh
Object Number
1998.121
Stag leaping through the air with hind legs slightly bent, and proper left foreleg straight, and proper right foreleg bent; head with elaborate antlers and tail held high. Stag's rib cage is resting on the leafy branches of a low-growing tree. The central part of the ground is a rocky formation that is surrounded by what appear to be tall grasses. Base: oval ground attached to an oval marble plinth.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; from Richard Lansburgh, Baltimore; estate of his mother, Marian Lansburgh (née Epstein), Baltimore; from her father, Jacob Epstein, Baltimore
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century", February 7-May 8, 2016.
