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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Thésée et le MinotaureBonhams · Jun 2023€34,560≈ $36,969≈ £29,660Sign up to see
Thesée Et Le Minotaure (Theseus and the Minotaur)Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 2025$34,000≈ £25,375≈ €29,013Sign up to see
Thésées Combattant le MinotaureCapsule Auctions · Sep 2018$28,750≈ £21,820≈ €24,495Sign up to see

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UntitledAfter the artist
Sculpture
Sworders · Mar 30, 2021 · Lot 264
£520≈ $715≈ €609HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
late 19th century patinated bronze figural group of 'Theseus Battling The Centaur (Thésée combattant le centaure BiénorK)'After the artist
Sculpture
Bonhams · Feb 23, 2021 · Lot 306
£3,188≈ $4,484≈ €3,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Hunting DogsAfter the artist
Sculpture
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 18, 2021 · Lot 1292
$150≈ £107≈ €124HammerSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Ours Fuyant les Chiens (Bear Fleeing from Dogs)
Sculpture
13 x 17.5 x 7.5 inches / 33.02 x 44.45 x 19.05 cm,
Michaan's Auctions · Dec 18, 2020 · Lot 5049
$9,000≈ £6,668≈ €7,342Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
Da. Leone
Sculpture
19.0 x 37.0 cm
Capitolium Art · Dec 15, 2020 · Lot 375
€504≈ $612≈ £458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–700View at Capitolium Art ↗
Lionne d'Algerie
Sculpture
20,3 × 27,5 × 8,5 cm
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2020 · Lot 186
€3,750≈ $4,525≈ £3,393Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
schreitender Tiger
Sculpture
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 17, 2020 · Lot 3876
€1,600≈ $1,901≈ £1,433HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Untitled
Sculpture
5 1/8 in (height)
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Oct 4, 2020 · Lot 60
$1,260≈ £972≈ €1,071$1,000 + $260 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
patinated bronze model of Panthere Saisissant un Cerf (premiere version)
Sculpture
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2020 · Lot 61
£765≈ $1,005≈ €847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £700–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
Arab on HorsebackAfter the artist
Sculpture
Overall Height 29.25 inches (74 cm) including carved wood base
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Jun 24, 2020 · Lot 877
$438≈ £351≈ €388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗

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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.

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In museum collections

Tiger in Repose, ca. 1850–65
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor, modeled 1849, cast ca. 1867
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Pair of Nine Light Candelabra with Six Figures, Masks, and Chimeras, modeled ca. 1840, possibly cast between 1857 and 1875
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Tiger Devouring a Gavial (first reduction), modeled in 1831, probably cast after 1847
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0