Physical Qualities
Bronze, green-brown-gold patina, 9-3/16 H x 15-1/4 L x 6-5/8 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.8
Elk with legs bent lying on rocky ground. A small lynx is straddling the elk's neck. The elk's mouth is open and tongue is visible. Base: oval ground with vegetation; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchse, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift, 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28,1975.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28,1975.
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 1-3, 1984.
Inscribed: Top of base: front/right, stamped 'BARYE'. Side of base: front/right, stamped/embossed gold 'FB'; back/left, stamped 'F. BARDEDIENNE.FONDEUR.' Two stickers: L.64.15.9; BMA cat. #364.
