(Bernard Black Gallery, New York), until 1969; Bernard Black and Hugues-W. Nadeau, New York and Europe;[1] (their sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 3 December 1971, no. 50); purchased by (Lock Galleries, New York) for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[2] gift 1980 to NGA. [1] Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, _Bronzes by Antoine-Louis Barye. The Bernard Black - Hugues Nadeau Collection_, 3 December 1971, no. 50, repro. According to the unpaginated foreword, the partners of the Bernard Black Gallery retained a selection of Barye casts as a study collection after closing the gallery in 1969. [2] In NGA curatorial files.