Tiger Devouring a Gavial of the Ganges

model 1831

Antoine-Louis Barye

Associated Names
Antoine-Louis Barye

Artist, French, 1795 - 1875

The sculpture depicts a scene of a large feline engaged in a struggle with a crocodile. The feline is shown pinning the crocodile down with its front legs, and its head is bent forward. The crocodile is grasped tightly, with its jaws open, displaying its teeth and scale texture. The bronze sculpture has a dark brown patina with highlighted musculature and textured surfaces. The animals are intertwined in a moment of intense struggle, conveying a sense of movement and physicality. The base of the sculpture is a smooth, elongated oval.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.3 × 49.6 × 15.8 cm, 16 lb. (7 3/16 × 19 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., 7.258 kg)

  • Accession Number

    2004.166.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Shepherd Gallery, New York); purchased 1978 by Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst and Pittsburgh; gift 2004 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on a leaf to the proper left of the tiger at center of base: BARYE

Wikidata ID

Q63863558

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