Jaguar Standing (1830/50): Artwork and History

Jaguar Standing (1830/50) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Antoine Louis Barye French, 1795-1875.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

A Romantic artist working in Paris, Barye was the foremost master of bronze animal sculpture and the initiator of a school called the "Animaliers." A tireless observer of animal form and habits, Barye often sketched at the Paris zoo. Back in his studio, the artist used his imagination to transform his quick studies of caged animals into highly finished drawings that situate the animals in a more exotic natural environment.

Object facts

• Title: Jaguar Standing
• Date: 1830/50
• Artist attribution: Antoine Louis Barye French, 1795-1875
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Watercolor, with black crayon, touches of gouache, and wiping, on cream laid paper, laid down on Japanese paper
• Dimensions: 25 × 33.5 cm (9 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
• Type: Drawing and Watercolor
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1930.818

Collection credit

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Potter Palmer II

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