Lot 24
  • 24

Antoine-Louis Barye

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Antoine-Louis Barye
  • Lion assis, esquisse (Seated Lion, sketch)
  • signed: BARYE, inscribed: F. BARBEDiENNE. / FONDEUR., stamped with the gold FB, and incised: 43 to the underside
  • bronze, green-brown patina

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Univers du Bronze, A. L. Barye. Artiste et Artisan, 1992, no. 57

Literature

M. Poletti and A. Richarme, A. L. Barye. Artiste et Artisan, exh. cat. Galerie Univers du Bronze, 1992, no. 57

Condition

Overall the condition of the bronze is very good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is minor rubbing to the patina at high points. There are a few very minor spots of dryness or greening, including to the proper right front leg and to the terrasse. There are a few light scratches, including to the top of the head, the nose, and to the lion's rear.
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Catalogue Note

RELATED LITERATURE
M. Poletti and A. Richarme, Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, p. 186, no. A 60