Description
In many of Barye's watercolors, the subjects appear in profile. This orientation resulted from his practice of using calques, or tracings, to transfer the outlines of the animals to the watercolor paper. He would then reinforce the contours with ink before painting in the backgrounds.



Standing Lion
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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1/01/2002 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; cleaned; re-housed; mounted; stabilized; other |
Exhibitions
- The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890.
- The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. 2005-2006.
- Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. 2007-2008.
Provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] Inscribed in dark brown watercolor at left lower edge of recto: BARYE; [Number] Inscribed in graphite, at lower left, on verso: 6.
Credit
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1889
Creator
Period
ca. 1850s-1860sMedium
watercolor with gum heightening on moderately textured, thick, cream wove paper(Painting & Drawing)
Accession Number
37.832Measurements
H: 10 1/4 x W: 14 3/8 in. (26 x 36.5 cm)Geographies
- France, Paris (Place of Origin)