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Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) Theseus and the centaur Biénor Model created in 1849 Bronze with brown patina shaded with green Signed "BARYE" on the rock below the left rear leg Bears the founder's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR" on the side of the base. H. 57 x W. 39.5 x D. 15 cm Related literature : -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model number F 33, p. 109 ; -Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne, l'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under Cat. no. 426, p. 272.
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Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) Theseus and the centaur Biénor Model created in 1849 Bronze with brown patina shaded with green Signed "BARYE" on the rock below the left rear leg Bears the founder's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR" on the side of the base. H. 57 x W. 39.5 x D. 15 cm Related literature : -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Barye le catalog raisonné des sculptures, Paris, Gallimard, 2000, model number F 33, p. 109 ; -Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne, l'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under Cat. no. 426, p. 272.