Stag With Raised Leg - Bronze By Antoine-louis Barye (1795 - 1875)

Antoine-Louis Barye (1795 - 1875)
Deer with raised leg
Bronze with brown patina
H.: 19.5 cm; L.: 17 cm; P. (base): 6 cm
Signed “BARYE” on the base
Old cast bronze, 1838 - 1875

This Stag with raised leg is a counterpart to another model, the Listening Stag. The two models were cast for the first time circa 1838. Subsequently, they were cast by the Martin-Barye association (1845 – 1857), then by Barye's workshop. The model was acquired by Barbedienne in 1876.

Literature

– M. Poletti et A. Richarme, Barye : Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris : Gallimard, 2000, p. 297, A 155.