Antoine-Louis Barye
Tigre (Tiger)

Tigre (Tiger)

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Tigre (Tiger)
ArtistFrench, 1795–1875
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Tigre (Tiger)
Datec. 1835
MediumBlack chalk on tracing paper, mounted to board
DimensionsSheet: 4 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (10.8 x 22.5 cm)
 Mount: 6 1/16 × 10 in. (15.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number2013.456
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist (1796-1875), Paris (Lugt 220); John Rewald (born 1912), New York (Lugt 1514a); [Sotheby's, London, July 7, 1960, lot 4]; Curtis O. Baer (1898-1976), New York (Lugt 3366); [Jill Newhouse, New York]; purchased by Jan Krugier, New York; [to Christie's, New York, "A Dialogue through Art: Works from the Jan Krugier Collection Evening Sale," sale 3443, November 5, 2013, lot 126]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History"Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Rewald," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, March-April 1959, no. 3.

"Master Drawings XVI-XX Century from the Collection of Curtis O. Baer," Institute of Fine Arts, New York, 1962, no. 8.

"Drawings from Georgia Collections," The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, May—June 1981, no. 6.

"Les Orientalistes chez Courbet, Musée Courbet," Ornans, June—October 2001, p. 84, no. 3 (illustrated in color).

"Vignettes: Masterworks on Paper 1520 to 1870," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14—April 16, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Various inscriptions on verso frame: 7167, 126 3443, CHRISTIE'S / TJ295/80 OMP
Printed label on verso backboard: JILL NEWHOUSE / 12 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 / ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE / A Tiger circa 1835 / pencil & charcoal on paper / 4 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. 11.8 x 22.3 cm.) / estate stamp lower right: Lllugt 220

Three printed labels on verso: [barcode] / 4089 7042

Two printed labels from auction sale: 05-NOV-13 / Sale 3443 / Lot 126 / CHRISTIE'S

Printed label on verso backboard: Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie No JK 5283 / Antoine-Louis BARYE / Tigre / 11,8 x 22,3 cm / ca. 1835 / Crayon et fusain sur papier calque

Artist's estate stamp in red, lower right in the image: BARYE

John Rewald (1912-1994) Collector's mark, lower right on the mount:JR

Curtis O. Baer (1898-1976) Collector's mark, lower right on the mount: B

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