Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2609BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 07, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875)
Taureau cabré[Rearing Bull]
Signed "BARYE" within the cast on the base beneath the bull's right rear leg.
Bronze with greenish-brown patina, 8 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 4 in. (21.9 x 26.7 x 10.2 cm).
Condition: Minor dust to interstices.
Literature: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures (Gallimard, 2000),no. A179, p. 324.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Minor wear to bull's shoulder, no additional condition issues to report.