Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875)
Prancing bull
Model created in 1841, cast by Barbedienne from 1877 to 1925
Proof in bronze with a light brown patina shaded with green
Signed " BARYE " on the rock at the back of the right hind leg
Bears the founder's mark " . BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR."
On the underside, the stamped letters "RR", the number "31" as well as the number "8908" and an illegible inscription
H : 23 cm and terrace : 19,3 x 10 cm
Related work :
- Antoine-Louis Barye, Taureau cabré, chef-modèle en bronze, H : 22 x W : 26 x D : 11,8 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. OA 6731.
Related literature:
- Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under n° A 179, p. 324;
- Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne. L'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeur (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under Cat. 391, p. 267.
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