Antonie-Louis Barye Sculptor of Romantic Realism

Name: Antonie-Louis Barye Sculptor of Romantic Realism
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ISBN: 9780271003627

ISBN-10: 0271003626

ISBN-13: 9780271003627

Edition: 1984

Authors: Glenn F. Benge

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Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875), called by Gautier "le Michel-Ange de la Menagerie," is a sculptor whose star continues to rise both among critic-historians and among private collectors. Major museums --notably the Louvre, the Metropolitan, and the Walters --constantly add to their holdings of his work, while auction prices rose fivefold in the 1970's Barye's relationship to contemporary sculptors and his influence on succeeding generations also are increasingly recognized. His art, in the author's words, "embodies the yearning and turmoil, the triumphs and anguish" of the Romantic Age.Bayre's work combins scientific precision (especially zoological), technical skill (particularly with…

Book details

List price: $60.95
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 10/1/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

Glenn F. Benge has published studies of various aspects of Barye's work since 1975. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he earned his PhD at the University of Iowa and is Professor of Art History at Temple University.