BARYE Antoine Louis (Paris 1796-1875). "Reclining... Lot 287

BARYE Antoine Louis (Paris 1796-1875). "Reclining stag", large model. Bronze with rich green and brown patina, signed "BARYE" on the terrace, to the left of the animal's right posterior. Early edition cast by Susse, marked "SUSSE FRERE EDITEUR A PARIS" in cursive script without the pastille, probably circa 1840 (see biblography). Dimensions: H. 41 x 43 x 30 cm Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Antoine-Louis Barye, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000. Referenced under n° A 170 page 314. "This first version of Cerf de Virginie, couché (A 169) is an early work that evokes certain pieces of French Renaissance goldsmithery. It is offered in two sizes by Susse; we have never seen it in its original size" (40cm).