Antoine Louis Barye
French, 1795-1875
Jaguar Standing
INV-6198
Antoine Louis Barye
French, 1795-18751830/50
Jaguar Standing
Antoine Louis Barye French, 1795-1875 →watercolordrawings (visual works)
Date
1830/50
Medium
Watercolor, with black crayon, touches of gouache, and wiping, on cream laid paper, laid down on Japanese paper
Dimensions
25 × 33.5 cm (9 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Potter Palmer II
A Romantic artist working in Paris, Barye was the foremost master of bronze animal sculpture and the initiator of a school called the "Animaliers." A tireless observer of animal form and habits, Barye often sketched at the Paris zoo. Back in his studio, the artist used his imagination to transform his quick studies of caged animals into highly finished drawings that situate the animals in a more exotic natural environment.
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