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Antoine-Louis Barye
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Antoine-Louis Barye
- Tiger Hunting its Prey
- Oiled black chalk, pen and black ink and watercolor, within pen and black ink framing lines;
signed, lower right in dark grey ink: BARYE - 7 3/8 by 9 7/16 inches
Provenance
Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Catalogue des Oeuvres de feu Barye....dependant de la succession de M. Barye, 7-12 February 1876, unspecified lot;
Sale, Versailles, Hôtel Rameau, 13 November 1977, lot 67;
Private Collection, France;
sale, Angers, Hôtel des Ventes des Arènes, 29 June 1994, lot 517,
where acquired by the present owner
Sale, Versailles, Hôtel Rameau, 13 November 1977, lot 67;
Private Collection, France;
sale, Angers, Hôtel des Ventes des Arènes, 29 June 1994, lot 517,
where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein, The Wild Kingdom of Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), 1994, no. 121 (catalogue by J. Baillio)
Condition
Laid down on thick card and window mounted. Some losses to the sheet. Small loss at the lower left margin. Two areas of loss at the upper margin perhaps due to an old mount being laid down/glued down onto the sheet and then removed. Some light brown staining around upper left and right corners. Overall condition fairly good with medium remaining strong and vibrant. Sold in a carved and gilded frame.
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
This drawing is related to a watercolor of the same subject in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, in which the tiger is shown a little closer to the front of the otherwise similar composition.1 As Joseph Baillio observed in his catalogue entry for this drawing (see Exhibited), there are stylistic echoes of the work of Barye’s friend, Jean-François Millet. See also the note to the previous lot.
1 C.O. Zieseniss, Les Aquarelles de Barye: études critique et catalogue raisonné, Paris 1954, p. 66, no. B.31, reproduced pl. 13;