Bear Lying Down
Statuette
second half of nineteenth century (made)
second half of nineteenth century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This statuette of a bear lying down is the work of Antoine-Louis Barye, a celebrated animal sculptor.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bear Lying Down |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bear lying down by A-L. Barye; Bronze, French 19th century |
| Physical description | Figure, bronze. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr C.H Shannon |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr C.H Shannon. Another version included in the Christie's New York sale- Barye Bronzes: An Important Private Collection, held on Friday 25th April 2003, lot 36. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette of a bear lying down is the work of Antoine-Louis Barye, a celebrated animal sculptor. |
| Bibliographic reference | Poletti, M and Richarme, A. Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures. Paris, 2000, cat. no. A*. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.114-1937 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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