Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Lion qui marche
1839-1908
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, red/brown patina, 9-3/16 H x 16-1/4 W x 4-1/8 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
1996.46.64
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.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
"Old Master Paintings and 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture," Sale 1579, Sotheby's, New York, 7/17/97, no. 616, ill.
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. 63.
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. 63.
Inscribed: Signed on base: 'BARYE'. Bottom of base: two labels: L.65.6.2/Lucas; BMA cat. #385. Bottom of base in red ink: 'Lucas' (underlined).
