Antoine-Louis BARYE

Bronze with richly nuanced green brown patina, signed « BARYE ». Bears a label underside  « BRONZES D’ART / ANTONY BAILLY / 12 RUE IMPÉRIALE, LYON ». Stands on an oak base bearing a label with the number 72.
Cast by atelier Barye.
Height 17,83″ x Width 11,81″ x Depth 6,41″
Circa 1860
Nice proof.
Provenance: former collection Henry Thomas, by descent.
Literature: Gustave Planche, Études sur les arts, Paris, 1855, pp. 162 à 164 ; Michel Poletti et Alain Richarme, Barye – catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Edition Gallimard, Vérone, 2000, p. 106, model ref. F31, reproduced n° 57.

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