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Collections: European Art: Seated Bear (Ours assis, ou Ours couché)

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Seated Bear (Ours assis, ou Ours couché)

Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1795-1875
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: modeled 1833; cast date unknown
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 20.3 x 14 cm)
Markings: Underside in black: "11294/32/301"
Signature: On base behind bear: "BARYE"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 10.122
Credit Line: Purchased by special subscription
Image: Overall, 10.122_glass_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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