Arab Horseman Killing a Boar (Primary Title)
Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1796 - 1875 (Artist)
Before a backdrop of exotic plants, a horseman struggles to keep his balance as a wild boar fells his horse. This dramatic sculpture is an example of Barye’s exotic hunt scenes, which depict combats between men and animals from such places as India, Africa, and the Near East. These sculptures, which present highly charged scenes of action and danger, reflect themes popularized by such Romantic artists as Eugène Delacroix, one of Barye’s close friends.
Signed lower front: "BARYE"
Gift of the children of Charles and Rhoda Thalhimer in honor of their 25th Wedding Anniversary
The Romantic Bronzes, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum and Library, Courtland, Va., November 20 – December 16, 1980; Peninsula Arts Association, Newport News, Va., April 8 – May 11, 1982
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