Description:
A Monumental Equestrian Patinated Bronze Group Sculpture of "Tartar Warrior Checking His Horse" after the original model by Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875). The large and heavy brown patinated sculpture depicting a male warrior in full armor riding his horse. The Tartars were fierce warriors. They were mounted archers who used speed, mobility and shock-power to overwhelm their enemies. Unsigned. Circa: Last quarter of 20th Century.
Height: 57 inches (144.8 cm)
Width: 57 inches (144.8 cm)
Depth: 24 1/2 inches (62.2 cm)
Ref.: A2705 - Lot 8346
Antoine-Louis Barye’s masterful sculptures of animals—which included both miniatures and monumental pieces—earned him commissions from aristocrats and royals in France and made him a prominent member of Les Animaliers, a group of French artists who specialized in realistic renderings of animals. Barye’s depictions of animals, such as Tiger Surprising an Antelope (1857), illustrate the artist’s expert understanding of anatomy. This skill earned him the admiration of Auguste Rodin, who studied briefly with Barye at the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle. After some initial metalwork training from his father, a goldsmith, Barye studied under master goldsmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais and sculptor François-Joseph Bosio before attending the École des Beaux-Arts. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1827, and he garnered attention and praise at his 1831 Salon showing for a sculpted scene of violent predators in the wilderness. Barye was commissioned to sculpt allegorical groups representing Strength, Order, Peace, and War for the façade of the Musée du Louvre as well as a series of decorative masks for the Pont Neuf, among other prominent public works.
Literature:
Jane Horswell, Bronze Sculpture of 'Les Animaliers', Reference and Price Guide, Suffolk, 1971, p. 45, illus. of another cast
Stuart Pivar, The Barye Bronzes, Woodbridge, 1974, illus. on the cover and p. 59, F9, another model shown with differing base
M. Poletti and A. Richarme, Barye. Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2000, pp. 76-77, no. F10, illus. of another cast
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