In cooperation with Emile-Coriolan Guillemin, Alfred Barye did the artwork for "The Arab Warrior Knight on Horseback".
12 Facts About Alfred Barye
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Alfred Barye was born in Paris, France, on 21 January 1839, the son of Antoine-Louis Barye.
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Alfred Barye 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.
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Alfred Barye specialized in the animalier school in the production of bronze sculptures.
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The majority of the sculptures leaving the Alfred Barye foundry were sand castings rather than lost-wax castings.
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Alfred Barye typically used mid-brown patinas but would sometimes add green and auburn-colored hues in the patination process.
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Alfred Barye did a production of bronze sculptures and focused his attention on race horses or horses on the move.
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Alfred Barye is known for the precision detail in his bronze sculptures, as shown in the pheasant sculpture.
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Alfred Barye was known for great attention to detail on his bronzes.
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Alfred Barye produced a number of bird sculptures as well as genre figures.
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Alfred Barye received posthumous "honourable mention" in the 1897 Salon for the work Aide Fauconnier Indien, Retour de Chasse a la Gazelle.
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Alfred Barye exhibited works at the Paris Salon on four occasions between 1864 and 1882, including the following bronzes:.