{"product_id":"a-l-barye-water-buffalo-9608_01","title":"'Buffle D'Eau' by Antoine L Barye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sought after bronze by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAntoine Louis Barye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e depicts a water buffalo in composed profile, embodying quiet strength and natural dignity. The animal stands squarely on a simple rectangular base, its weight evenly distributed through sturdy legs, conveying stability and mass. Barye’s sensitive modelling captures the sagging contours of the torso, the pronounced spine, and the muscular tension beneath the skin. The curved horns frame the head with distinctive character, while the lowered gaze suggests calm alertness. An attractive, rich green patina enlivens the surface, pooling in recesses and catching light along raised forms. Signed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/barye-antoine-louis\" title=\"Antoine L Barye Sculpture\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarye\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      15 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:                                       22 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepth:                                       7 cm                                       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                 Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1845\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                  Bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundry:                                  Atelier Barye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                   \u003cspan\u003eBARYE Catalogue by A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elain Richarme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage no.                                    327\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU:                                           9608\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBarye Water Buffalo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAntoine Louis Barye\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the sculptor François-Joseph Bosio, then moved to the studio of painter Antoine-Jean Gros. There he encountered a burgeoning Romanticism that seemed closer to his own aspirations and penchant for drawing, something that would become a major part of his life’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye began working for the goldsmith Jacques Henri Faucnnier in 1820 and became a regular visitor at ‘\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mnhn.fr\/en\/visit\/lieux\/menagerie-zoo-jardin-plantes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLe Zoo du Jardin des Plantes\u003c\/a\u003e‘ the National Museum of Natural History and its menagerie in Paris, where he studied the wild animals under the watchful eye of the lion keeper Mr Rousseau. As well as studying live animals, he practised dissection with Eugène Delacroix and noted his observations on his drawings. This gave Barye the impetus to move away from the neoclassical and Renaissance styles where animal subjects were treated as ‘additions’ or ‘supplements’ to art and regarded as inferior, allowing him to single handedly turn the study of ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animalier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnimaliers\u003c\/a\u003e‘ into one of the most important art forms of the 19th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarye received his first official acclaim at the 1831 Paris Salon. This recognition encouraged him to open his own studio or ‘atelier’, where he produced an Elephant that would become the Duc d’Orleans family’s first major acquisition. At the 1833 Salon Barye unveiled his emblematic \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\/oeuvre-notices\/lion-and-serpent\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which the French State purchased and had cast as a monumental bronze for the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenvisit.com\/gardens\/jardin_des_tuileries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTuileries Gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving mastered lost-wax casting, \u003ca title=\"Barye, Antoine Louis - Artist - Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=BARYE%2C%20ANTOINE%20LOUIS\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarye\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eopened his own foundry in 1838 and there he took sand casting to a new level. He brought his bronzes to life, honing them with unrivalled chasing and a subtle range of patinas (colours). Struck by the vitality of \u003cem\u003eLion et Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e François Lenormand remarked, “The first time I saw it, I thought the lion moved. Yesterday I heard it roar”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a full selection of our animal sculpture click \u003ca title=\"Animal Sculptures Hickmet Fine Arts\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/animalier\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BARYE, ANTOINE LOUIS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47513343394028,"sku":"9608","price":5850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/Barye_buffalo.jpg?v=1776079177","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/a-l-barye-water-buffalo-9608_01","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}