Study of a Horse for the Péreire Mantel-Clock, ("Cheval Péreire" no.3) (Primary Title)
Study for Horse #3 on the Chimney Garniture of Isaac Pereire (Former Title)
Prancing Horse #3: Study for the Chimney Garniture of Isaac Pereire (Former Title)
Cheval Pereire (Former Title)
Rearing Horse (Former Title)
Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1796 - 1875 (Artist)
Barye, like other artists of his time, made sketches for his sculptures in plaster, wax, or a combination of the two. This rough sketch, similar in pose to the rearing horse in Horse Attacked by a Lion, was preparatory for an elaborately sculptured mantel clock made for the Parisian merchant Isaac Péreire. Such sketches by Barye are surprisingly modern in taste and should be compared with similar wax sketches of horses by Edgar Degas in the Mellon Collection. It should not be forgotten that Barye was Rodin’s teacher.
The wax is supported on a metal rod that extends from the interior armature (through the horse's belly). The metal rod is attached to a small wooden base, which is in turn attached to a larger wooden base inset in a black lacquered base.
Metal plaque on original base stamped: "BARYE"
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
2021: Romantic Bronzes
The Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr. Donation of Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye, VMFA , April 24, 2021 -
2003-2004: The New VMFA: Building for the Future, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va., October 15, 2003 – January 4, 2004
1879: Expo sition Barye, Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1879, one of nos. 661-663
1875: Exposition Barye, Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1875 (works by Barye remaining in the possession of his family), one of nos. 63, 64, or 65
The Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr. Donation of Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye, VMFA , April 24, 2021 -
2003-2004: The New VMFA: Building for the Future, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va., October 15, 2003 – January 4, 2004
1879: Expo sition Barye, Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1879, one of nos. 661-663
1875: Exposition Barye, Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1875 (works by Barye remaining in the possession of his family), one of nos. 63, 64, or 65
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