BARYE, Antoine-Louis
(b. 1796, Paris, d. 1875, Paris)
BARYE, Antoine-Louis (b. 1796, Paris, d. 1875, Paris) |
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Senegalese Elephant-Bronze, height 6,5 cm Private collection | |
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Ferdinand Barbedienne purchased 125 casting models from the late Antoine Louis Barye's sale in 1876. He set about casting and selling editions of these sculptures which was very successful, devoting an entire catalogue to these works. This small bronze is signed: BARYE and inscribed: F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur. | |
