Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Lion dévorant une biche
1836-1908
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, dark brown patina, 5 1/2 H x 12 1/4 L x 5 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
1996.46.16
Lion lying on ground with head down biting a hind (a female red deer). The lion's tail is curled upward. 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
Pivar: A36 (p.121) 14 x 31 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 123, p. 163.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 70.
Sotheby's, "19th & 2oth Century European Sculpture," London, 23 November 2010, Lot 33, £ 7,500 Sold.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 123, p. 163.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 70.
Sotheby's, "19th & 2oth Century European Sculpture," London, 23 November 2010, Lot 33, £ 7,500 Sold.
Inscribed: Top of base: front/center, stamped 'BARYE' (each letter 3 mm. in height); back/proper left, stamped 'BARYE 1837'. Two stickers: L.64.15.18; BMA cat. #387.
