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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bronze model of 'Lion Qui Marche' cast by BarbedienneAfter the artist
Sculpture
Bonhams · Sep 2, 2014 · Lot 232
£1,875≈ $3,100≈ €2,364Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Kráľ zvierat, Okolo 1920
Sculpture
Výška 20 cm
SOGA · Sep 24, 2013 · Lot 207
€600≈ $808≈ £507HammerSign up free to seeView at SOGA ↗
Wrestling Bears
Sculpture
Sloans & Kenyon · Jan 26, 2013 · Lot 603
$3,800≈ £2,402≈ €2,821HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Arab on a Horse
Sculpture
Total size: 29-1/2" 23" w x 11-1/2" d
James D. Julia · Aug 21, 2012 · Lot 1249
$1,265≈ £802≈ €1,018Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at James D. Julia ↗
Les PingouinsAfter the artist
Sculpture
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 11, 2011 · Lot 1369
$500≈ £314≈ €366HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Lion Au SerpentAfter the artist
Sculpture
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 16, 2011 · Lot 1508
$450≈ £285≈ €327HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
L'Éléphant Et le TigreAfter the artist
Sculpture
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 16, 2011 · Lot 1509
$4,200≈ £2,661≈ €3,052HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
LionAfter the artist
Sculpture
7 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 17, 2011 · Lot 784
$700≈ £433≈ €491HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Wolf And SnakeAfter the artist
Sculpture
7 in. x 5 1/2 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 24, 2009 · Lot 1268
$225≈ £154≈ €170HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Lion Attacking a HorseAfter the artist
Sculpture
13 in. x 9 1/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 24, 2009 · Lot 1269
$225≈ £154≈ €170HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

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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