Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . F ANTOINE LOl IS BARYE TIGER RECLINING Water-Color Kiplings villian (in the account of MowgKs adventures in thejungle) lies at rest, contented with the results of the last forayon the herds of the Bengalese farmers. The royal tiger has nosmile on its face, although it may have incriminating evidenceinside its beautifully variegated hide. Barve was a colorist inwater-colors and oils, as he was in his bronzes, the patinas ofwhich are singularly varied and handsome, as on
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . F ANTOINE LOl IS BARYE TIGER RECLINING Water-Color Kiplings villian (in the account of MowgKs adventures in thejungle) lies at rest, contented with the results of the last forayon the herds of the Bengalese farmers. The royal tiger has nosmile on its face, although it may have incriminating evidenceinside its beautifully variegated hide. Barve was a colorist inwater-colors and oils, as he was in his bronzes, the patinas ofwhich are singularly varied and handsome, as one may observein any large collection of his figurines, like those at theCorcoran in Washington or the Walters Gallery in Baltimore. Signed at the /oner left. Bar ye. Height, \-212 inches; length, 19^4 G ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE FONTAINEBLEA U View in Fontainebleau Forest painted in oils as a backgroundfor wild life, but no figure has been inserted. At Barbizon,on the outskirts of the Forest, the sculptor had as friendsRousseau, Millet, Diaz, and on occasion, Corot, friends whosaw what is big and simple in Baryes preparations for sculp-tured work. When modeling a wild beast, Barye liked tohave before him a gloomy, savage landscape like this to givethe key to his mood. Signed at the lower left. Height, 6 inches, length 12 inches. H ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE WOLF CHASING A STORK The Forest of Fontainebleau offers here and there tracts ofcomparatively wild country with tumbled rocks and treeswhich owe nothing to man. Thither Barye turned for back-grounds when he wished to paint wild animals, even animalsbelonging to Africa or America. The sinister sky and rockmasses of this oil painting suit very well the hunting groundof a panther. He has bounded upon a white crane or stork,but the latter has es
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