ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Qui Marche"
Patinated bronze | Signed in base "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, FRANCE" | conceived 1841, cast circa 1880-1900
Item # 110UGP10Q
Barye's
ability to merge our romantic idealization of nature with a colder
reality of nature's predator is beautifully represented in this striding
cat. Originally conceived in 1841, Tigre Qui Marche (Walking
Tiger) is a picture of poise and intensity as this powerful beast moves
nimbly across a dried cracked desert soil. Barye's careful study of the
animal's anatomy, which include as preparatory work studies of the face
as well as drawings of a flayed tiger's shoulder and foreleg, culminated
in this handsomely detailed model (Benge, fig. 155, fig. 158).
The present example was cast by the foundry of Ferdinand Barbedienne
posthumously. They started producing casts of this work in 1877 after
acquiring the molds from the Barye estate in 1875 and the firm continued
to cast it even after merging with Leblanc well into the 20th century.
Signed in the naturalistic rectangular base "F. Barbedienne Fondeur,
France", this cast was executed circa 1880-1900. It is finished in a
wonderful complex overall green patina with hints of black and a warm
orange-bronze hue in relief. The bronze is raised over an early and
likely original marble base.
Artist Listings & Bibliography:
- Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures, Richarme and Poletti, 2000, p.198-99, f. A70
- The Barye Bronzes: A Catalogue Raisonné, Stuart Pivar, 1974, p.159, f. A63
- Antoine-Louis Barye: Sculptor of Romantic Realism, Glenn F. Benge, 1984, f. 67, discussion of the piece on p. 85-6
Measurements: 5 7/16" H x 2 5/8" D x 10 1/16" W [bronze]; 6 1/8" H x 3" D x 10 3/8" W [total dimensions with base]
Condition
Report: Chip loss to one corner of the marble. Patina with light wear
to handling areas, though overall remaining in quite excellent
condition. The extent of the original black patina is unknown - whether
it is lightly worn away from handling to reveal more verde surface below
or whether the original intent of the foundry was a relieved black.
Nonetheless, the surface is positively gorgeous, has been carefully
cleaned in-house and is sealed under conservator wax. About silla | antiques & art
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