Physical Qualities
Bronze, gold-brown patina, 3 H x 20 1/4 L x 2 7/8 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
1996.46.71
Head of a chimpanzee with flat nose, open mouth, and curled upper lip. Sculpture shows head and part of neck. No proper base; sculpture cannot stand on its own.
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
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, "Primates in Art", August 1-27, 1972.
The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, "Primates in Art", August 1-27, 1972.
Stuart Pivar, "Barye Bronzes," London: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1974, A97, p. 165.
Inscribed: On base: incised, "BARYE"; stamped, "F.Barbedienne.Fondeur". Two labels inside bottom of base: "511", "L.66.7.57".
