Antoine-Louis Barye
Sleeping Jaguar
1836-1890
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Antoine-Louis Barye
Sleeping Jaguar
1836-1890
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 3 1/4 H x 12 3/8 L x 6 1/4 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with bequest funds from Irma F. Miller, Chestertown, Maryland
Object Number
2004.4
Jaguar lying on ground with head resting on forepaws, eyes closed, proper left hind leg stretched out slightly, and tail curled between hind legs. Base: oval ground with pattern of long and short raised lines; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2004; from Christie's, New York; from Robert L. B. Tobin by descent from Margaret Batts Tobin; Margaret Batts Tobin by purchase, 1965; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, on loan to The Baltimore Museum of Art; George A. Lucas.
Christie's, "19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics," Sale 1291, October 28, 2003, lot 198, p. 192.
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, A84, p.155, 9 x 32 cm. Photo in book: courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 214, p. 239.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 53.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 214, p. 239.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 53.
Inscribed: Signed: "BARYE
Markings: The underside with black paint "JAGUAR/DORMANT" and with two adhesive labels printed "BMA/cat.#/371" and "L.64.15/.75"
