Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 5 1/2 x 8 x 2 3/4 in. (14 x 20.3 x 7 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.79
Striding elephant with proper left fore foot firmly on ground and slightly ahead of proper right fore foot which is bent; the proper right hind leg is slightly forward; both hind legs are firmly on ground. The trunk is hanging straight down with slight curl at tip; large curved tusks; ears held back, but not flat against head. Modeling and chasing are detailed. Base: oval ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind, Raleigh, NC, "Antoine Louis Barye Exhibition", September 1-November 6, 1972.
Inscribed: Signed on base: BARYE. Bottom of base: gold paint, Lucas (underlined); white paint, AS1E; two labels, L.66.7.65; 571.
