{"product_id":"tigre-saissant-un-paon-by-antoine-louis-barye","title":"Tigre saissant un paon by Antoine-Louis Barye","description":"Antoine-Louis Barye\u003cbr\u003e 1795-1875 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eTigre saissant un paon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (\u003cem\u003eTiger seizing a peacock\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bronze\u003cbr\u003e Signed “BARYE”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Modeled by famed French Romantic sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, this rare and regal bronze sculpture, entitled \u003cem\u003eTigre saissant un paon\u003c\/em\u003e (\"\u003cem\u003eTiger seizing a peacock\u003c\/em\u003e\"), displays the remarkable realism for which the artist is best remembered. Barye's interpretation of the hungry tiger as it devours its prey captures the innate power and beauty of the natural world. With its intimidating subject crouched and snarling with a clawed paw on his prey's back, \u003cem\u003eTigre saissant un paon\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant reminder of the frightening strength of the apex predator in the wild. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along with his friend and schoolmate, painter Eugène Delacroix, Barye became a primary figure in the Romantic Movement of the early 19th century. He began his career as a goldsmith, apprenticing under famous artists like Martin-Guillaume Biennais, a goldsmith to Napoleon. Often sketching lions and tigers at the \u003cem\u003eJardin des Plantes\u003c\/em\u003e in Paris, it is said that the sculptor's motto was \"Observe nature. What other professor do you need?\" In 1831, Barye exhibited his first animal sculpture at the Salon, earning him the reputation of an \u003cem\u003eanimalier\u003c\/em\u003e: an artist who renders animals. Though his ferocious artistic manner often shocked the classicists of the French Academy, Barye is also noted for the innovative techniques he developed as a bronze craftsman and is viewed as an important art historical link between French Romanticism and Realism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other examples of \u003cem\u003eTigre saissant un paon\u003c\/em\u003e can be found in prestigious museum collections worldwide, including the de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1880 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 1\/4\" high x 7 1\/2\" wide x 18 1\/2\" deep","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800547230018,"sku":null,"price":22850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/5376\/6978\/files\/31-6592_1_c5799932-6f0d-4774-8699-4448d2b8b5db.png?v=1768068486","url":"https:\/\/www.bullvendors19.com\/products\/tigre-saissant-un-paon-by-antoine-louis-barye","provider":"Bull Vendors 19","version":"1.0","type":"link"}