Tiger

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Tiger

ArtistAntoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796 – 1875)
Date19th century
Medium or TechniquePlaster
Dimensions7 3/4 x 16 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches
CollectionSyracuse University Art Galleries
Accession NumberSUAC 1967.240
Credit LineSyracuse University Art Collection, gift of the James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser Estate

Description


Antoine-Louis Barye was a French artist who was praised for his mastery of the animalier tradition. A prolific sculptor, Barye was admired chiefly for his small bronze statues of animals. His Tiger in the art collections at Syracuse University, is a rare surviving example of a plaster model for a bronze statue. It once belonged to the acclaimed American sculptors James Earle Fraser and Laura Gardin Fraser who gifted it to Syracuse University.