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| Keywords: Antoine-Louis Barye - Tiger Devouring a Gavial (First Reduction) - Walters 27154 - Profile.jpg When a plaster model for this sculpture appeared in the Paris Salon of 1831 critics were astonished by the choice of an animal theme over a more conventional human subject One critic praised the manner in which Barye expressed both the suffering of the gavial an Indian crocodile with a narrow snout and the grim determination of the tiger He also admired the sculptor's ability to portray a subject that he could never actually have witnessed This particular piece bears the stamp of A Victor Paillard 1805-1886 a Bourbon crown over the letters VP His foundry was noted for the quality of the casting There is a certain lack of clarity to the impression of the stamp which led experts to consider the possibility that the bronze was a surmoulage a cast after another cast but this opinion has now been rejected modeled ca 1831; cast ca 1845 sand cast bronze cm 20 51 3 18 4 accession number 27 154 40322 William T Walters Baltimore prior to 1889 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by William T Walters before 1889 Signature Cast through from model BARYE; Stamp Under crown VP; Number Painted inside base in white W 20 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 Untamed The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach 2007-2008 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Tiger Devouring a Gavial by Antoine-Louis Barye Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
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