Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . Signed on the bage. Barve. Antique green patina. Abull pawing the earth and lower-ing his head before charging onsome object of Ins hatred: anotherbull, or a dog. or a wolf, trying toseparate a calf from the flock. Inhis anger lie is beating his flankswith his tail. Fine dark greenpatina. Height, inches; length. lla2 326 325—(61) Growling Wolf Green and brown patina. Large figure of a wolf standing overhis half-eaten prey, a kid, of which he has consumed the s
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . Signed on the bage. Barve. Antique green patina. Abull pawing the earth and lower-ing his head before charging onsome object of Ins hatred: anotherbull, or a dog. or a wolf, trying toseparate a calf from the flock. Inhis anger lie is beating his flankswith his tail. Fine dark greenpatina. Height, inches; length. lla2 326 325—(61) Growling Wolf Green and brown patina. Large figure of a wolf standing overhis half-eaten prey, a kid, of which he has consumed the softerparts. With ears, hair and tail raised, lie is snarling at some-thing which has interrupted his meal. Tense, powerful, but per-fectly quiet attitude of challenge. The open mouth shows hislong sharp teeth. One of the rarer pieces, much sought for bvlovers of Barve bronzes. Signed on the bate. Baeye. Height, 9., inches; length, 15 inches. 326—(9) Ape Riding a Gnu Brown and green patina. Mounted on a rosso-antico base. Anexample of how an artist may use his imagination and depict anadvance in civilization through a simple group. The anthropoidape springs upon the back of that queer mixture of horse anddeer, cow and antelope, and. holding on by mane and tail, forcesthe four-footed animal to carry the four-handed cousin ofprimitive man. Barve suggests in this group the training byearly man of such animals as the horse and dog to do his wo
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