Antoine-Louis Barye
French · 1795–1875 · Painter, Printmaker
Antoine-Louis Barye was a Romantic French sculptor known for his work as an animalier, a sculptor of animals. His son and student was the sculptor Alfred Barye. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Thésée et le MinotaureBonhams · €34,560≈ $36,969≈ £29,660Sign up to see
Thesée Et Le Minotaure (Theseus and the Minotaur)Sloans & Kenyon · $34,000≈ £25,375≈ €29,013Sign up to see
"Angélique et Roger montés sur l'hippogriffe, seconde version" - Angelica und Ruggiero auf dem Hippogryph, zweite VersionVan Ham · €25,800≈ $28,395≈ £22,127Sign up to see
Antoine-Louis Barye’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 92 auction results for Antoine-Louis Barye between 1997 and 2026, of which 75 sold (82%). A further 25 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $150Sign up free to see to $37kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $37kSign up free to see for Thésée et le Minotaure at Bonhams in June 2023. The most common medium is sculpture (80 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (27), Sloans & Kenyon (19) and DuMouchelles (19).
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- green- brown patinated bronze model of 'Guerrier du Caucase'After the artist£640≈ $855≈ €746Sign up free to see
- Fishing HeronIn the manner of the artist$400≈ £302≈ €349Sign up free to see
- $3,000≈ £2,267≈ €2,616Sign up free to see
- Bronze Of 'Ours Assis' (Seated Bear)After the artist£550≈ $737≈ €636Sign up free to see
- $1,500≈ £1,103≈ €1,275Sign up free to see
- Heron on Verdigris Rocky OutcropAfter the artist$550≈ £407≈ €470Sign up free to see
- $156≈ £118≈ €136Sign up free to see
- $3,520≈ £2,633≈ €3,046Sign up free to see
- £950≈ $1,267≈ €1,099Sign up free to see
- $1,834≈ £1,370≈ €1,588Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (25)
Lots by Antoine-Louis Barye that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Antoine-Louis Barye sculpture (80)
Antoine-Louis Barye: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Antoine-Louis Barye at auction?
$36,969Sign up free to see, for Thésée et le Minotaure at Bonhams (June 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Antoine-Louis Barye?
The median sale price is $1.6kSign up free to see across 74 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Antoine-Louis Barye have sold at auction?
75 of 92 recorded lots sold between 1997 and 2026. 25 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Antoine-Louis Barye?
Bonhams, Sloans & Kenyon and DuMouchelles account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Sloans & Kenyon · DuMouchelles
About Antoine-Louis Barye
Antoine-Louis Barye was a Romantic French sculptor known for his work as an animalier, a sculptor of animals. His son and student was the sculptor Alfred Barye.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor, modeled 1849, cast ca. 1867
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Pair of Nine Light Candelabra with Six Figures, Masks, and Chimeras, modeled ca. 1840, possibly cast between 1857 and 1875
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Tiger Devouring a Gavial (first reduction), modeled in 1831, probably cast after 1847
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0