Small Bronzes From
Two Distinguished Private Collections
by Antoine Louis Barye
(French 1796-1875)
October 9th - November 8th
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Arab Horseman Killing a Lion
, 1838, Bronze,
15 ¼ H. x 11 ½ W. x 6 ½ D. inches
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Horse Surprised by a Lion,
c. 1850, bronze,
15 ¾ H. x 15 W. x 5 ¾ D. inches
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Python Swallowing a Doe, Second Version,
1857, bronze,
3 ½ H. x 13 ⅝ W. x 4 ⅞ D. inches
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Tartar Warrior Checking His Horse,
1845, bronze,
14 H. x 14 ¼ W. x 6 ¼ D. inches
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Algerian Camel,
1857, bronze,
5 ⅞ H. x 7 ½ W. x 2 ½ D. inches
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Turkish Horse, No. 2,
c. 1844, bronze, green patina,
11 ⅜ H. x 12 ¼ W. x 4 ¾ D. inches
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A Pair of Standing Bassets,
1841, bronze, brown patina,
Each 6 ¼ H. x 11 W. x 4 D. inches
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Seated Bear,
1833, bronze, brown patina,
5 ¾ H. x 8 W. x 5 ⅞ D. inches
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Half Blood Horse,
1845, bronze,
4 ¾ H. x 7 ½ W. x 2 ¼ D. inches
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Standing Jaguar, No. 2,
1840, bronze,
5 H. x 7 ¾ W. x 2 ⅝ D. inches
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Elephant of Senegal,
1874, bronze,
5 ¼ H. x 7 ¾ W. x 3 D. inches
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Standing Bear,
1874, bronze, 9 3/4 H. x 4 5/8 W. x 4 D. inches
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This fall, Graham Shay 1857 presents
Small Bronzes From Two Distinguished Private Collections by Antoine-Louis Barye
, including works from the Gallery inventory, on view at 34 East 67th Street from October 9th to November 8th
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Barye’s widely popular sculpture was instrumental in solidifying the European
Animalier School
as one of refinement and raw beauty. This contribution is exemplified in the exhibition through various bronze casts by the artist, considered to be one of the masters of 19th Century French sculpture.
Barye was uniquely gifted in capturing the emotion of the natural world, apparent when viewing his
Elan Surprised by a Lynx,
which conveys the crude panic of the unsuspecting stag in tandem with the fierce determination of the Lynx. Likewise, the uninhibited spirit of a Senegalese elephant manifests itself in Barye’s representation through weightlessness of the great beast, mid stride, floating above the terrain. The artist was a master of romanticism and naturalism, communicating the drama that was so present in classical sculpture through his own work. Predator and prey, the struggle for survival in the natural world.
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