Antoine-Louis Barye
Leopard Sitting
1795
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 5-5/8 x 7-1/8 in. (14.3 x 18.1 cm.); Frame: 9-1/2 x 11-1/16 x 1-3/4 in. (24.1 x 28.1 x 4.4 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
1996.45.19
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911.
San Jose State College, San Jose, "Barye", March 18-April 2, 1963.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, February 7-March 7, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Summer Intern Exhibition: Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997; Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Sona K. Johnson, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
San Jose State College, San Jose, "Barye", March 18-April 2, 1963.
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, February 7-March 7, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Summer Intern Exhibition: Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Government House, Annapolis, January 6-April 21, 1997; Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Sona K. Johnson, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
"Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection," Baltimore: The Maryland Institute, 1911, cat. #604.
"The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1965, cat. #15.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 10, p. 39, ill. p. 38.
Inscribed: FACE: clean. VERSO, FRAME: LL, 'BMA cat. 1965 #15'
