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Running Elk

Relief
ca. 1845-1826, ca. 1824-1826 (Modelled)
Artist/Maker
Barye, Antoine-Louis
Place of origin
Paris

Reproduction of a relief by Antoine- Louis Barye French sculptor, painter and printmaker who dared to make romantically humanised versions of animals the protagonists of his sculpture. The panel shoes a running elk.


Object details

Object type
Relief
TitleRunning Elk
Materials and techniques
Electrobronze bas-relief
Bronze
Electrotype
Brief description
Running Elk, electrobronze bas-relief panel, Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1876), edited by Barye and Cie, France (Paris), first modelled ca. 1824-1826, edited 1845-1857
Physical description
Electrobronze bas-relief panel of a Running Elk
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Width: 14.5cm
  • Depth: 0.9cm
Dimensions were taken by SCP on 05.11.14 for Bronze Zoo: A Sculptural Menagerie
Marks and inscriptions
BARYE signature cast through from the model
Credit line
Purchased from Monsieur Serieys in 1888 with four additional electrobronze reliefs by Barye. Transferred to the Circulation department in 1914 and to Sculpture in 1982.
Object history
Purchased from Monsieur Serieys in 1888 with four additional electrobronze reliefs by Barye. Transferred to the Circulation department in 1914 and to Sculpture in 1982.
Historical context
Another version was included in the Christie's New York sale- Barye Bronzes: An Important Private Collection. Friday 25th April, 2003, lot. 104.
Subject depicted
Elk
Summary
Reproduction of a relief by Antoine- Louis Barye French sculptor, painter and printmaker who dared to make romantically humanised versions of animals the protagonists of his sculpture. The panel shoes a running elk.
Bibliographic references
  • Poletti, M and Richarme, A. Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures. Paris. 2000. cat. no. A227.
  • Pivar, Stuart. The Barye Bronzes. Antique Collectors Club. 1974.
  • Leroy-Jay Lemaistre, Isabelle. Un âge d'or des arts décoratifs 1814-1848. Exh. Cat. Grand Palais, Paris 1991.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1888A-562

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Record createdOctober 6, 2008
Record URL
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