id:			157101
accession number:	1993.233
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.233
updated:		2021-03-27 12:16:20.988000

Tiger Devouring a Gavial, 1831. Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875). Bronze; overall: 20.4 x 20.4 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop 1993.233

title:				Tiger Devouring a Gavial
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creation date:			1831
creation date earliest:		1831
creation date latest:		1831
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creditline:			Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796-1875)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 20.4 x 20.4 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed: "BARYE"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Rodin and His Contemporaries
	opening date:   1998-01-10T00:00:00
	<i>Rodin and His Contemporaries</i>. Sunrise Art Museum, Charleston, WV (organizer) (January 10-March 8, 1998).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Constance Mather Bishop.
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wall description: 
A large reptile of southern Asia, the gavial is related to and resembles a crocodile.
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