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Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis BaryeWilliam R. Johnston

A wide-ranging and penetrating look at one of the greatest sculptors of the nineteenth century.

Antoine-Louis Barye’s animal sculptures are celebrated as much for their technical brilliance and painstaking detail as for their uncanny resemblance to their subjects. Principally known as an animal sculptor, he was also a consummate modeler of the human form. This volume gathers Barye’s works from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, whose collection of the artist’s work is second only to that of the Louvre. In addition to the artist’s magnificent and anatomically accurate sculptures, the book also features his often-overlooked paintings and drawings. A critical examination of his techniques draws on recent conservation work, and thoughtful assessments of the critical debates surrounding his work provide new insights for scholars and enthusiasts of nineteenth-century sculpture.

William R. Johnston, Senior Curator at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, is a widely recognized authority on nineteenth-century French art.

Exhibitions: The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, June 18, 2006-September 3, 2006The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, October 8, 2006-January 7, 2007 ... Read more

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Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875), called by Gautier 'le Michel-Ange de la Menagerie,' is a sculptor whose star continues to rise both among critic-historians and among private collectors. Major museums --notably the Louvre, the Metropolitan, and the Walters --constantly add to their holdings of his work, while auction prices rose fivefold in the 1970's Barye's relationship to contemporary sculptors and his influence on succeeding generations also are increasingly recognized. His art, in the author's words, 'embodies the yearning and turmoil, the triumphs and anguish' of the Romantic Age. Bayre's work combines scientific precision (especially zoological), technical skill (particularly with bronze), and - despite his apparent thoroughgoing realism- composition approaching abstract expressionism. An introductory chapter tells what little is known of Barye's life: his friendship with Delacroix, his apprenticeship under the goldsmith to Napoleon I, his absorption of both the romanticism of Hugo and the positivism of Comte, his allegories for the royal house of Orleans, his association with Napoleon III in creating the New Louvre, and his tutelage of Rodin in the technique of animal sculpture. The bulk of the book presents a chronological critique of Barye's oeuvre, incorporating a complete catalog. It therefore serves not only as a study in artistic evolution but also as a handbook for curator and connoisseur. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Christophe Fratin, Gustave Guétant, Rembrandt Bugatti, Emmanuel Frémiet, Cévé, Antoine-Louis Barye, François Pompon, Gaston D'illiers, Robert Hainard, Thierry Wald, Pierre Louis Rouillard, Guido Righetti, Auguste Cain, Anton Dominik Fernkorn, Jean Rouppert, Henri-Alfred Jacquemart, Georges Gardet, Florence Jacquesson, Victor Peter, Pierre Jules Mène, Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Marine Oussedik, Albert Visage, Jules Moigniez, Henri Amédée Fouques, Georges Lucien Guyot, Geoffroy de Ruillé. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Christophe Fratin né à Metz le 1 janvier 1801, mort le 17 août 1864 au Raincy (Seine-et-Oise), est un sculpteur français associé au foyer artistique nommé l'École de Metz. Il est né d'un père cordonnier et taxidermiste et d'une mère sans profession. Après des études à l'École gratuite de dessin de sa ville natale, il expose régulièrement au Salon dans les années 1830. Il y rencontre le succès et l'estime : les critiques sont élogieuses, ses œuvres se vendent bien. Le jeune sculpteur, qui avait reçu des encouragements de la part de Géricault, est perçu comme un « rival redoutable » de Barye. On loue le « sentiment qu'il met dans ses œuvres », qui sont nombreuses, variées et « de bonnes dimensions ». Fratin fut l'un des premiers - sinon le premier -, dès 1835, à se lancer dans l'aventure de la sculpture d'édition. Le fondeur Quesnel, un des meilleurs praticiens du moment, réalise en petit les modèles qu'il a représentés au Salon, que la maison Susse propose à sa clientèle dans le magasin qu'elle a ouvert place de la Bourse. Les succès répétés du sculpteur au Salon suscitent l'intérêt de l'aristocratie. Ainsi travaille-t-il au château de Dampierre pour le duc de Luynes, où il réalise no...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Auguste Rodin (born François-Auguste-René Rodin; 12 November 1840 ? 17 November 1917) was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, he possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. Many of Rodin's most notable sculptures were roundly criticized during his lifetime. They clashed with the predominant figure sculpture tradition, in which works were decorative, formulaic, or highly thematic. Rodin's most original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality. Rodin was sensitive of the controversy surrounding his work, but refused to change his style. Successive works brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. ... Read more