Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Bull struck down... Lot 33

Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Bull struck down by a bear Cast by the Barye workshop around 1850 Bronze with brown patina Unsigned artist's proof H. 14.5 x 28.2 x 12.9 cm Related work : Antoine-Louis Barye, Taureau terrassé par un ours, bronze, H. 14 x W. 28.2 x D. 15.8 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. OA 5763. Related literature: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed as A 181, p. 326