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Source Description
This striding cat was described as follows in the catalogue of Besse et Cie in 1844:Here is the development of muscular force, and the absence of passion; it is the animal in all the beauty of its form, in its appealing nobility; it is a tiger, it is a lion, it is a fact of nature.Relatively few casts of this subject was issued during Barye's lifetime, but it became extremely popular after his death and was issued in large quantities by the Barbedienne firm until World War II.
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Document identity
localId
6495
label
Walking Tiger
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6495
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Walking Tiger
description
This striding cat was described as follows in the catalogue of Besse et Cie in 1844:Here is the development of muscular force, and the absence of passion; it is the animal in all the beauty of its form, in its appealing nobility; it is a tiger, it is a lion, it is a fact of nature.Relatively few casts of this subject was issued during Barye's lifetime, but it became extremely popular after his death and was issued in large quantities by the Barbedienne firm until World War II.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
modeled ca. 1841; first issued 1844
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.6
height
10.2
dimensionsRaw
8 1/2 x 4 in. (21.6 x 10.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Cast through from model: BARYE.
med
bronze with bright green over warm red-brown patina
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
631
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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