Bronze Sculptures by 19th century sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye
Anoine-Louis Barye (1796 - 1875) was born in Paris, France on September 24, 1796. He was the first, and acclaimed by most as the finest, sculptor of the French Animaliers school. His work is almost exclusively studies of wild animals but he also produced equestrian groups as well as mythological figures. Barye was an accomplished artist as well as sculptor and his models are technically excellent and based on his studies of actual wild animals, both living and dead, at the Jardin de Plantes, in Paris where he spent much of his time. Elected to the Acaademie in 1868, Barye inspired a later generation of animal sculptors who called themselves the animaliers. Barye was crucial to the development of the animaliers tradition. He was appointed to the position of professor of zoological drawing at the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. One of Barye's most noted students was Auguste Rodin. He became known as "Michaelangelo of the menagerie". Barye's works are in numerous museum collections including, but not limited to, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, and the Louvre Museum.
The life of Antoine Louis Barye is well documented in the following books:
Barye by Alfred Saunier (1925)
Barye by Charles De Kay (1889)
Barye by the Musee de Louvre (1957)
Les Animaliers by Jane Horswell (1971)
A.L. Barye by Arsene Alexandre (1889)
The Animaliers by James Mackay (1973)
Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne (1986)
BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by Michel Poletti & Alain Richarme, (2000)
Untamed The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye by William R. Johnston and Simon Kelly (2006)
F2645
Bronze lion. Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875). Beautiful rich chestnut brown patina. Marble base. Signed BARYE. 19th c. casting.
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F2680
Bronze hound group signed BARYE. Rich medium golden brown patina. Mounted on marble base.
