. Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur the late Cyrus J. Lawrence, Esq. New York [electronic resource]. he stag. Signed on the bum. Bahyk. Height. !>4 inches; length, \V]\ inches. 299—(SO) Bitos/i: Gnori-. Wou ; Stag by Throat Antique green patina. Barye was inspired in one way by theinterest in natural history shown in Fan-ope and America duringthe first half of the last century; in another by such novels of ad-venture as Coopers Leather Stocking talcs and the books thatcame after from the pens of Britons, Germans and all
. Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur the late Cyrus J. Lawrence, Esq. New York [electronic resource]. he stag. Signed on the bum. Bahyk. Height. !>4 inches; length, \V]\ inches. 299—(SO) Bitos/i: Gnori-. Wou ; Stag by Throat Antique green patina. Barye was inspired in one way by theinterest in natural history shown in Fan-ope and America duringthe first half of the last century; in another by such novels of ad-venture as Coopers Leather Stocking talcs and the books thatcame after from the pens of Britons, Germans and all boys enjoy—descriptions of combats between animals—that Barye enjoyed, with the additional zest of the artisticimagination springing from the tragic side of wild life. Hereis a large gray wolf at the desperate task of pulling down astag without laming it beforehand. lie has sprung at the stagsneck and runs the risk of being cut to pieces by the animalssharp hoofs before he can disable his prey. Fierce and spiritedstruggle between traditional on the base. Bahyk. Height. 8% inches; length, 18 inches. tfOO—(4!)) Bear Standikc. Antique green patina. Barye triedto prove that wild beasts have all tlie maintraits of human beings; not merely thetragic traits, but the comic. The bear hasa humor all his own. whether he is playingtricks on bis fellow-bears or rolling aboutin the water. Singularly like a clumsymonster of a man is the bear on his hindlegs. He can stand like a man becausemen and bears are plantigrade, or havefeel alike in general structure. Here wehave Bruin as he delights the village chil-dren when he dances for them. A poselull of energy and balance, a delicate darkgreen patina with gold high lights, makethis a remarkable mi the bum. Uahve. iiOl —-(48) Lolling Beau 1834. Brown patina. Bruin sprawling at his case and amus-ing himself. Another humorous treatment of the bear, whichlias thrown itself on its back and seized the to
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