Tiger Head
19th century
Antoine-Louis Barye, the French Romantic artist famous for his fierce animal sculptures, likely used this delicate sketch as a preliminary study for one of his roaring masterpieces. The faint graphite lines capture the powerful profile of a tiger, focusing on the intense gaze and the structure of the head before the artist would have moved on to bronze or clay. It's a rare glimpse into the mind of a master 'animalier,' showing how he observed nature to create his legendary beasts.
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- Graphite on paper
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