Two Bears Wrestling

Provenance

(Bernard Black Gallery, New York), by 1965;[1] sold May 1966 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[2] gift 1980 to NGA. [1] Cited as the lender in _Barye (1796-1875), Michelangelo of Animals_, Exh. cat., Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, 1965, no. 30. [2] In NGA curatorial files.

Two Bears Wrestling

Barye, Antoine-Louis

model 1833, cast after 1847-1848

Accession Number

1980.44.5

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 22 x 13.8 x 17.3 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon