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Antoine-Louis Barye
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Antoine-Louis Barye
- TIGRE DÉVORANT UN GAVIAL (PREMIÈRE RÉDUCTION)
- signed BARYE
bronze, dark brown-black patina
- height 7 1/2 in.; width 19 3/4 in.
- 19 cm; 50.2 cm
Literature
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures, Paris, 2000, p. 206, cat. no. A74 (2)
Condition
Overall in very good condition. With minor scratches and nicks consistent with age. Some very slight rubbing to bronze patina at high points of the tiger's hind legs, back, neck, head and ears as a result of touching.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Tigre Dévorant un Gavial launched Barye's career when the original plaster was exhibited at the Salon of 1831. The critic Etienne-Jean Delecluze described the work as 'the strongest and most significant work of the entire Salon', while Théophile Gautier commented, 'what energy, what ferocity, what a thrill of satisfied lust for killing shows in the flattened ears, the savage gleaming eyes, the curved nervous back, the clutching paws, the rocking haunches, and the writhing tail of the tiger, and how the poor scaly monster doubles in agony under those cutting teeth and jaws.'
Examples of this model are in the permanent collections of the Musée du Louvre (inv. no. OA 5754) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no. 10.108.2).
Examples of this model are in the permanent collections of the Musée du Louvre (inv. no. OA 5754) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no. 10.108.2).