Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Lion qui marche
1875-1919
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 10-5/16 H x 16-1/2 W x 5 D in. (with base); 8-7/8 H x 15-7/8 W x 4-1/16 D in. (without marble base)
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Burns Harvey
Object Number
1931.20.100
Lion walking with proper right fore and hind legs moving forward. The lion's mouth is open, and its tail is curled downward with the bushy tip almost touching the proper left hind leg. Physical details and texture are clearly articulated. Base: rectangular flat ground with rim.
Modern French Art
Pivar: A48 (p.131) 23 x 40 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 148 and 149, pp. 187-189
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 62.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 148 and 149, pp. 187-189
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 62.
Inscribed: Signed on base: BARYE; F. BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR. Bottom of base: tape with blue ink writing, BALTIMORE. Top of marble base: label partly torn, ink illegible. Bottom of marble base, label: base 31.20.100. Bottom of base, red paint: 31.20.100.
