"Bronze By Antoine-louis Barye (1795-1875) Panthère De Tunis N°1"
Very nice proof in bronze with brown patina shaded in black representing a panther watching, lurking on a rock. Antique proof signed BARYEon the side of the terrace, on the front left, edited and signed F.Barbedienne Fondeur. Remarkable quality of the patina and the chasing.
First edition : ca. 1860
Plaster model : Paris, Fabius collection
Bibliography: Poletti & Richarme, Antoine Louis BARYE Catalogue raisonné, Paris, Gallimard edition, page 221
Period : 1890
Origin : France, Paris
Materials : Bronze
Dimensions
Height : 4.88 in
Length : 10.62 in
Depth : 3.7 in