{"product_id":"early-20th-century-walking-tiger","title":"Early 20th Century Walking Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn early 20th century bronze sculpture cast after the original '\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTigre qui Marche' by Antoine Louis Barye . Set over a variegated marble base. This cast is particularly good quality given it came some forty years later than the original. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: H 29cm W 42cm D 13cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin: French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate: Circa 1920\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntoine--Louis Barye (1795 - 1875) was a premier French Romantic sculptor renowned as the father of the '\u003cem\u003eanimalier\u003c\/em\u003e' school\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pWvJNd\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-container-id=\"main-col\" data-xid=\"VpUvz\" class=\"mZJni Dn7Fzd\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjp8NrI8dSVAxXoCRAIHfFuBH8Q3KYQeggIAggACBcQDw\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgaEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eBorn in Paris, Barye initially trained as a goldsmith and metal engraver. He worked under Martin-Guillaume Biennais, a master goldsmith to Napoleon. In 1816, he transitioned to fine arts, studying under neoclassical sculptor François-Joseph Bosio and painter Baron Antoine-Jean Gros before entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1818.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgbEAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eBarye rejected the rigid academic view that placed human subjects at the apex of art while disregarding animals. Alongside his friend and painter Eugène Delacroix, he spent countless hours at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eJardin des Plantes zoo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris. He meticulously sketched live predators and attended animal dissections at the Museum of Natural History to master underlying bone structures and musculature.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHe achieved fame at the 1831 Paris Salon with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eTiger Devouring a Gavial\u003c\/em\u003e. He won a subsequent government commission for his monumental\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eLion and Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1833), which was installed in the Tuileries Gardens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eFaced with occasional rejections from traditional art salons, Barye bypassed the establishment by opening his own foundry around 1845. He produced smaller, high-quality decorative bronzes that allowed the growing middle class to afford fine art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eDespite lifetime financial instability, late-career accolades poured in. He served as a Professor of Drawings at the Museum of Natural History and was elected to the prestigious Académie des beaux-arts in 1868. His innovative style deeply influenced a generation of future sculptors, most notably his famous pupil, Auguste Rodin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem Number: 1507264\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Markies Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42509683884114,"sku":null,"price":3650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2136\/2169\/files\/Tiger1.jpg?v=1784125975","url":"https:\/\/markiesantiques.co.uk\/products\/early-20th-century-walking-tiger","provider":"Markies Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}