Antoine-Louis Barye
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Selected Works1465

Museum Acquisitions

43 Institutions
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Previous Sales 102

Sotheby's
Guerrier Tartare arrêtant son cheval (Tartar Warrior Halting his Horse)
Guerrier Tartare arrêtant son cheval (Tartar Warrior Halting his Horse)
Unknown
Dec 2024
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Jaguar in a Mountain Landscape
Jaguar in a Mountain Landscape
$32,000
May 2023
Christie's
Two deer at rest in the forest of Fontainebleau
Two deer at rest in the forest of Fontainebleau
$12,600
Oct 2022
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Thésée et le minotaure (Theseus and the minotaur)
Thésée et le minotaure (Theseus and the minotaur)
£22,000 ($29k USD)
Jul 2022
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Thesée et le Minotaur (Theseus and the Minotaur)
Thesée et le Minotaur (Theseus and the Minotaur)
£28,000 ($37k USD)
Jul 2021
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Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor
Theseus Fighting the Centaur Bianor
$8,000
May 2021
Christie's
A bison
A bison
$13,750
Jan 2019
Christie's
Deux cervidés dans un paysage
Deux cervidés dans un paysage
€12,500 ($14k USD)
Mar 2015
Christie's
A Fawn
A Fawn
$36,000
Jan 2007
Doyle
Ours Assis (Seated Bear)
Ours Assis (Seated Bear)
$12,800
Christie's
Léopard écrasant une civette dans un paysage montagneux
Léopard écrasant une civette dans un paysage montagneux
$56,048
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Angélique et Roger montés sur l’hippogriffe (Angelica and Roger Riding on the Hippogriff)
Angélique et Roger montés sur l’hippogriffe (Angelica and Roger Riding on the Hippogriff)
$108,000
Feb 2025
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Tiger Devouring a Gavial of the Ganges
Tiger Devouring a Gavial of the Ganges
$20,400
Feb 2025
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Lion Crushing a Serpent
Lion Crushing a Serpent
$10,800
Feb 2025
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Jaguar Devouring a Hare
Jaguar Devouring a Hare
Bought In
Feb 2025
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Tigre qui marche (Walking Tiger)
Tigre qui marche (Walking Tiger)
$13,833
Nov 2024
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Indien monté sur und éléphant écrasant un tigre (Man on an elephant crushing a tiger)
Indien monté sur und éléphant écrasant un tigre (Man on an elephant crushing a tiger)
$68,153
Jun 2024
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Lion au serpent n° 1 (Lion and Serpent)
Lion au serpent n° 1 (Lion and Serpent), 1838
$39,377
Jun 2024
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Loup tenant un cerf à la gorge (Wolf holding a deer by the throat)
Loup tenant un cerf à la gorge (Wolf holding a deer by the throat)
$11,359
Jun 2024
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Groupe d'ours (Group of bears)
Groupe d'ours (Group of bears)
$7,573
Jun 2024
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Bacchus enfant assis sur un bouc (Bacchus sitting on a goat)
Bacchus enfant assis sur un bouc (Bacchus sitting on a goat)
$909
Jun 2024
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Pair of Chevaux Turcs No.2 (antérieur droit levé, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée) (Turkish Horses No.2)
Pair of Chevaux Turcs No.2 (antérieur droit levé, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée) (Turkish Horses No.2)
$63,574
Dec 2023
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Tigre surprenant une antilope (Tiger Attacking an Antelope on shaped base)
Tigre surprenant une antilope (Tiger Attacking an Antelope on shaped base)
$3,497
Dec 2023
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Jaguar dormant (Sleeping jaguar)
Jaguar dormant (Sleeping jaguar)
Bought In
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Juno (Junon)
Juno (Junon)
Bought In
Dec 2023

For Sale 4

Graham Shay 1857 · Artsy
Theseus Slaying the Minotaur
Theseus Slaying the Minotaur, 1857
US$65,000
Bronze, dark brown and green patina
Sladmore · Artsy
Turkish Horse No. 2, Left Leg Raised
Turkish Horse No. 2, Left Leg Raised, 1850
Price on request
Bronze
Graham Shay 1857 · Artsy
Tiger Devouring a Gazelle
Tiger Devouring a Gazelle, 1857
Price on request
Tiger Devouring a Gazelle
Graham Shay 1857 · Artsy
A Pair of Standing Bassets
A Pair of Standing Bassets, 1841
Price on request
Bronze, brown patina with green
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Market4,221 auction results

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$909 – $281K
70 of 95 sculpture/objects lots with prices
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$20.8K
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$10.8K
70 priced sculpture/objects lots
calendar_todayLast Sculpture/object Sale
Feb 2025 · $1.7K
Latest priced sale: Sleeping Jaguar - 8 x 29 x 15 cm - $7/sq cm
categoryMarket by Object Type
Sculpture/objects: $10.8K medianWorks on paper: $12.6K medianPaintings: $4.2K medianUnclassified lots: $10.0K median
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

Untamed: the Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. Exhibition at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 18 February - 6 May 2007
Prestel · 2006
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Current Exhibitions2

Neue Pinakothek

Proud Ostrich and Raging Tiger: ANIMAL BRONZES OF THE 19TH CENTURY

August Gaul, Antoine-Louis Barye, Pierre-Jules Mêne, Fritz Behn

Barer Str. 29, 80799 München, Germany

Mar 24, 2026 — Oct 4, 2026

24.03.2026 – 04.10.2026

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Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Proud Ostrich and Raging Tiger ANIMAL BRONZES OF THE 19TH CENTURY

August Gaul, Antoine-Louis Barye, Pierre-Jules Mêne, Fritz Behn

Mar 24, 2026 — Oct 4, 2026

24.03.2026 – 04.10.2026

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Michel Bassompierre, Celebratory Animal Sculptor, Dies at 78
Michel Bassompierre, the celebrated French animal sculptor known for his gentle, rounded bronze and marble bears, gorillas, elephants, and pandas, has…
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Past Exhibitions1

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#2,365 Graham Shay 1857

Small Bronzes from Two Distinguished Private Collections by Antoine-Louis Barye

17 E 67th St # 1A, New York, NY 10065, USA

Oct 9, 2019 — Nov 8, 2019

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Art Fair Appearances1

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2023
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Recent Activity7

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Michel Bassompierre, célèbre sculpteur animalier, est décédé à 78 ans
Apr 22, 2026
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Exhibition
Proud Ostrich and Raging Tiger ANIMAL BRONZES OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Mar 24, 2026
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Exhibition
Proud Ostrich and Raging Tiger: ANIMAL BRONZES OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Mar 24, 2026
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TEFAF Maastricht 2023
Mar 11, 2023
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Small Bronzes from Two Distinguished Private Collections by Antoine-Louis Barye
Oct 9, 2019
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Antoine-Louis Barye dies
Jan 1, 1875
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Antoine-Louis Barye born
Jan 1, 1795
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