Antoine-Louis Barye
(Paris 1796 – 1875)
Éléphant du Sénégal (Senegalese Elephant)
Signed on the base
Inscribed F. Barbedienne Fondeur on the base
Incised 793 Z underneath
Bronze, H. 24.9 cm
Provenance:
Collection of the daughter of Mr. Frans L.M. Dony, The Hague
Literature:
M. Poletti & A. Richarme, Barye, Catalogue Raisonné des sculptures, Gallimard, Paris, 2000, p.251, no. A 119 (ill.)
Note:
The present lot is a rare large-sized cast, which has only been executed by Barbedienne.