BARYE, Antoine-Louis

Cerf debout

Poised Stag

modeled 1829

bronze with warm red-brown patina

statuette

Dimensions (HxWxD): 19 x 21 x 11 ¹⁄₂ in.

Acc. No.: 27.160

Credit Line: Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

Photo credit: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

© Artist : public domain

Baltimore, Maryland, The Walters Art Museum

thewalters.org

Provenance

• Baltimore, William T. / Henry Walters Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
• 1931, Walters Art Museum, by bequest

Comment

• Museum's information, April 2013:
  This sculpture, which is unusually large for Barye's youthful productions, shows a weary stag gasping for breath. In 1829, a firm founded by Nicolas Susse and André Schrantz, later known as Susse Frères, acquired exclusive rights to market four of Barye's deer sculptures, including this piece.