Antoine Louis BARYE (1796-1875) - Lot 55

Antoine Louis BARYE (1796-1875) African horseman surprised by a snake Bronze with brown-green shaded patina. Signed on the terrace. Marked "E. CORNU. Brd des ITALIENS 24". Early proof, Barye workshop, 1857-1875 (the spear is missing). On a griotte red marble base. 27 x 29 x 15 cm Provenance : - Sale Orléans, Me Savot, November 26, 1998, n° 46 - Artcurial sale December 30, 2018, lot 46 , Private collection, France Exhibitions : - Galerie Univers du Bronze, Paris, September - November 2012 Bibliography: - S. Pivar, "The Barye Bronzes", Woodbridge, 1974, model referenced under no. A 107. - M. Poletti and A. Richarme, "Barye, catalog raisonné des sculptures", Paris, 2000, p. 86, no. F 17, mentioned among the examples.