Walking Panther And Leopard (bas-reliefs), Antoine-louis Barye (1795–1875)

Pair of bronze bas-reliefs with a brown and green patina rich in nuance.
Beautiful matching pieces (with frames), produced around 1857–1875 in the Barye workshop based on models created in 1831.
These bas-reliefs are extremely rare.
Between July 1850and March 1857, the records of the foundryman Martin mention :
Panther: 11 copies;
Leopard: 8 copies.
Dimensions (each) : H. 15.5 x W.19.4 cm.

Locations :
Agen, Museum of Fine Arts.
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art.
Baltimore, Walters Art Museum.
Bayonne, Bonnat-Helleu Museum.
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Washington, National Gallery of Art (piece with frame).

Bibliography :
Roger Ballu, "L'Œuvre de Barye", Paris, 1890, p. 27.
Stuart Pivar, "The Barye Bronzes: A Catalogue Raisonné", Woodbridge, 1974, cat. R 10.
Charles Saunier, *Barye*, Paris, 1925, pl. 3.

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