Theseus Slaying The Centaur Bienor - Antoine-louis Barye (1796-1875)
Artist: Barye
A bronze sculpture with a nuanced light brown patina
Signed on the base "A-L.Barye"
Old edition cast – from the Barye's workshop (made during the artist'slifetime)
France
Period cast made around 1860-1870
height 33,5 cm
length 37 cm
depth 17 cm
A similar model is reproduced in "The Barye Bronzes", StuartPivar, England, 1974, p. 69.
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Biography :
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) wasa French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done inthe wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, led himgradually to also practice painting. Placed early in Fourier, an engraver on steelmanufacturing metal parts for the uniforms of the Great Army, he learned allareas of metal processing and became a peerless worker. He entered the Ecoledes Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1818, where he received classical training in theworkshop of the sculptor François Joseph Bosio and the painter Antoine-JeanGros. He graduated in 1820, the second prize for sculpture in Rome for his"Cain cursed by God" .It was in 1831 that Barye became known to thepublic exhibiting then his "Tiger devouring a Crocodile", tormentedand expressive work, which ranked as soon as the first Romantic sculptor, andcausing admiration criticism. He now produced numerous masterpieces, often ofsmall dimensions, that will enrich the collections of fans on both sides of theAtlantic. In 1833, Barye exhibited at the Salon his "Lion andSerpent", a king's command to the Tuileries Gardens, an allegory of themonarchy crushing sedition, three years after the July Revolution.Critics are enthusiastic but it's not necessarily the case of his colleagues.In total contrast to the supporters of the academy who then ruled theInstitute, Barye opened a foundry and edited himself his production, usingmodern techniques of his time. Like the Romantic artists of his time, Baryeappreciated the exotic and the Middle Ages. He preferred bronze to marblebecause too cold. The style of Barye settled down from 1843. He gave his humanfigures inspired by Greek models, such as the bronze group of "Theseus andthe Centaur Biénor", an energy and a movement specific to the romanticvision .Barye's Republican ideas do not prevent him from binding withFerdinand-Philippe d’Orléans, for whom he made a table centerpiece. He becameone of the favorite sculptors of Napoleon III, under whose reign he producedmonumental works such as "Peace", "Strength","War" and "The Order" for the decoration of the new palaceof the Louvre and an equestrian statue of the emperor for the gates of theLouvre. Despite his business and practice of art that confused members of theInstitute, they finally welcome within them in 1868, and Barye knew recognitionin the last ten years of his life.
Signed on the base "A-L.Barye"
Old edition cast – from the Barye's workshop (made during the artist'slifetime)
France
Period cast made around 1860-1870
height 33,5 cm
length 37 cm
depth 17 cm
A similar model is reproduced in "The Barye Bronzes", StuartPivar, England, 1974, p. 69.
our web catalog link :
https://galerietourbillon.com/barye-antoine-louis-thesee-combattant-le-centaure-bienor-2/
Galerie Tourbillon : Free valuation - Buy and Sell at best prices
Biography :
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) wasa French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done inthe wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, led himgradually to also practice painting. Placed early in Fourier, an engraver on steelmanufacturing metal parts for the uniforms of the Great Army, he learned allareas of metal processing and became a peerless worker. He entered the Ecoledes Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1818, where he received classical training in theworkshop of the sculptor François Joseph Bosio and the painter Antoine-JeanGros. He graduated in 1820, the second prize for sculpture in Rome for his"Cain cursed by God" .It was in 1831 that Barye became known to thepublic exhibiting then his "Tiger devouring a Crocodile", tormentedand expressive work, which ranked as soon as the first Romantic sculptor, andcausing admiration criticism. He now produced numerous masterpieces, often ofsmall dimensions, that will enrich the collections of fans on both sides of theAtlantic. In 1833, Barye exhibited at the Salon his "Lion andSerpent", a king's command to the Tuileries Gardens, an allegory of themonarchy crushing sedition, three years after the July Revolution.Critics are enthusiastic but it's not necessarily the case of his colleagues.In total contrast to the supporters of the academy who then ruled theInstitute, Barye opened a foundry and edited himself his production, usingmodern techniques of his time. Like the Romantic artists of his time, Baryeappreciated the exotic and the Middle Ages. He preferred bronze to marblebecause too cold. The style of Barye settled down from 1843. He gave his humanfigures inspired by Greek models, such as the bronze group of "Theseus andthe Centaur Biénor", an energy and a movement specific to the romanticvision .Barye's Republican ideas do not prevent him from binding withFerdinand-Philippe d’Orléans, for whom he made a table centerpiece. He becameone of the favorite sculptors of Napoleon III, under whose reign he producedmonumental works such as "Peace", "Strength","War" and "The Order" for the decoration of the new palaceof the Louvre and an equestrian statue of the emperor for the gates of theLouvre. Despite his business and practice of art that confused members of theInstitute, they finally welcome within them in 1868, and Barye knew recognitionin the last ten years of his life.
18 000 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Bronze
Reference (ID): 1754411
Availability: In stock
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