Antoine-Louis Barye
Lion Assis No. 1
1846
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown-black patina, 14 3/4 H x 11 1/2 L x 6-1/2 D in.
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
1996.46.24
Seated lion with head held high and turned slightly to lion's proper left; forelegs straight with paws close together (but not touching) and proper left forepaw slightly forward; mouth closed, and tail curled toward lion's proper right and around rim of ground/base. Base: oval 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, by purhcase, possibly 1885; Montaigne, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 375.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
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.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
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.
Inscribed: Signed on base: 'BARYE'.
