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Title: Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur the late Cyrus J. Lawrence, Esq. New York (electronic resource)
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924 American Art Galleries
Subjects: Lawrence, Cyrus J
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Frick Art Reference Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council METRO

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alter-nately on the left front and right back leg, then on the rightfront and left rear leg: this gives the peculiar motion onenotices when riding an elephant.Signed, Babye. lltighl. I> indie*: length. S)/, inrhes. 308— (40) Senegal Elephant Antique green patina. An African elephant in rapid career, theentire weight of the body being momentarily suspended on onefoot and the toe of another. Lively little statue, greatly ad-mired by Haryes comrades of the brush and burin. Hold model-ling to indicate the heavy hide with its wrinkles. The ears :ueexpanded like great leaves. Dark tine green color.Signed, Habyk. Height, .i/j inrhes: length. 8% inrhes, 309— (39) Senegal Elephant Aluminum. Modern. In the light metal aluminum, Barbcdicnne,the founder, who took over all of Haryes models at the sculptorsdeath, has reproduced the running African or Senegal elephant.This is one of the most popular single pieces. Signed. Hahvk it ml I. HahhkbiksnK, KiiNDKCl. Height, inrhes: length. 8 inches.
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310—(41) Cochin China Elephant Modern. Antique green patina. Elephants of Indo-China arenaturally akin to the Indian. Only naturalists can separatethem. There is a great difference among individuals. Thefamous white elephants of Siani are merely sports in color suchas all animals show. Tlx sculptor lias given a special characterto this elephant from Cochin China, but the difference is indi-vidual, not racial. .Signed, Barye. Height, 5/a inches; length, 7% inches. 311—(JiS) Large Group. An Elephant Crushing a Tiger 1837. Brown patina. The Due de Montpensier gave Barye aspecial order for this group, and in 1837 he finished it. It wasnot senl to the Salon because the favors received by the sculptorfrom members of the royal family excited so much jealousy thathis pieces had been refused before. Here we are in Northern Indiaassisting at a duel to the death between the largest and wisestof vegetarians and the fiercest and most powerful of flesh-eaters.The tiger has grappled the elephant

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