Alfred barye biography death

Included in Barye's oeuvre were animalier bronzes as well as Oriental subjects.

Alfred Barye ( - ) was born in Paris, France, the son of Antoine Louis Barye the famous Animalier sculptor, on January 21st He was an accomplished artist and sculptor in his .

At his father's request, he signed his work as "fils" to differentiate his work from his father's. He learned his craft of animalier sculptor under the watchful eye of his father who was one of the original pioneers of animal sculpture in the mid-to-late 19th century. The younger Barye didn't always get along with his father; there were times when the two of them were not on speaking terms because until instructed not to do so, Barye was signing some of his bronzes as "A.

Barye" which the senior Barye objected to because it created confusion as to which Barye, father or son, created the sculpture. He specialized in the animalier school in the production of bronze sculptures. Although a fine artist in his own right, he struggled to create his own identity living in the shadow of his more famous father.

Alfred "Alf" Barye, usually known as Alfred Barye "Le Fils" (i.e.

The vast majority of his pieces are signed "A. Barye, fils" while some are marked "Barye" or "A. Barye" which created some confusion — intentional or not — with those of his father. Alfred typically used mid-brown patinas but would sometimes add green [3] a color famously used by his father and auburn-colored hues in the patination process.

Antoine-Louis was particularly finicky with his patinas and would not allow other foundries to apply them, preferring to do it himself for appearance and quality control purposes. Alfred Barye did a production of bronze sculptures and focused his attention on race horses or horses on the move. Some of his well known bronzes are The Arab Warrior Knight on Horseback —, made in Paris, height 87 cm, width 61 cm, depth 30 cm, bronze.

Barye died in Paris in