Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Ours assis
1832-1888
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 7/8 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
1996.46.14
Bear lying on proper left side and resting on proper left foreleg. Proper right hind leg is raised with proper right forepaw resting on it. Proper left hind leg is slightly bent and resting on the ground. The head is turned slightly to the proper left.
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
Modern French Art
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, A5, p.100, 14 x 21 cm. Photo in book: courtesy of Walters Art Gallery. Note: Base in book differs from BMA object.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures, Paris: Gallimard, 2000, A7, pl. 81, p. 127.
Lillian Maria Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, LMB 36, p. 15, pp. 42-43.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures, Paris: Gallimard, 2000, A7, pl. 81, p. 127.
Lillian Maria Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, LMB 36, p. 15, pp. 42-43.
Inscribed: Top of base: side, proper right, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: L.64.15.15; BMS cat. #348.
