Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Panther surprising... Lot 20

Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) Panther surprising a zibeth Cast by the Barye workshop between 1857 and 1875 Bronze with brown-green patina Signed "BARYE" on the front of the rock H. 11.5 cm, terrace 21 x 6.5 cm This is a rare print, of which only ten are listed in the catalog raisonné. Related work : -Antoine-Louis Barye, Panthère surprenant un zibeth, before 1875, bronze, H. 11.3 x W. 25.7 x D. 8.3 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. RF 2724. Related literature -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under no. A 86, p. 223.