Antoine-Louis Barye and Barbedienne
Ratel dénichant des oeufs
1869-1908
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 4-1/8 H x 6-1/2 L x 3-1/8 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
1996.46.15
A ratel (an African/Asian nocturnal carnivorous mammal--something like a badger) peering into an in-ground nest of eggs at the base of a tree stump. The ratel's proper left fore paw (with claws) is raised over the nest, and its proper right fore paw is resting on the root of a tree stump. Base: oval ground; no 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: A162 (p.215) 11 x 11 cm. Photograph courtesy of The Baltimore Museum of Art.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 89, p. 135.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 131.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 89, p. 135.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 131.
Inscribed: Side of base: back/proper left, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers: L.64.15.16; BMA cat. #343.
