Antoine-Louis BARYE (1795-1875) Theseus fighting... Lot 59

Antoine-Louis BARYE (1795-1875) Theseus fighting the centaur Biénor Model created in 1849; Barbedienne edition from 1877 Bronze with brown-green patina Signed "BARYE Bears the circular gilded insert "COLLECTION BARBEDIENNE PARIS" on the reverse. Bears the founder's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE PARIS" on the reverse. Height 76 cm and terrace 53.5 x 20 cm Related literature: - Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye, le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model listed under no. F33, p. 109 ; - Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne, l'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs 1834-1954, Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under cat. no. 426, p. 272.