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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
16637
label
Poised Stag
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
16637
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Poised Stag
description
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.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
modeled 1829
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
48.3
height
53.3
depth
29.2
dimensionsRaw
19 x 21 x 11 1/2 in. (48.3 x 53.3 x 29.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] Inscribed in script block letters (done after casting?): BARYE 1829.
med
bronze with warm red-brown patina
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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17886634f8a37b22