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Antoine-Louis BARYE
( 1795 - 1875 )

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THÉSÉE COMBATTANT LE MINOTAURE

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Antoine-Louis BARYE
( 1795 - 1875 )

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THÉSÉE COMBATTANT LE MINOTAURE

Second version (1843)
Bronze, brown shaded antique green patina.
H : 45.1 cm, L : 29.9 cm, D : 17.5 cm
Lifeitme cast signed "Barye", Barye studio (1857-1875 period), two paper labels for the provenance, of Beugniet and the second "ancienne épreuve, Thésée et le Minotaure, bronze de Barye, Provenant de la Collection de J. Saulnier de Bordeaux, acheté directement à Madame Saulnier", beautiful example. 
Circa : 1860-1865

Provenance :
Barye studio 
Beugniet Galleru (10 rue Laffitte, Paris), probably sent to Bordeaux for an exhibition, John Saulnier, madame Veuve Saulnier, Mr. B in Bordeaux, auction house in Bordeaux (1936) n° 295, reproduced Planche 1, (...), Collection CH, United Kingdom, UDB collection.

Antoine-Louis BARYE