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Portrait of Barye with a Wax Model of "Seated Lion", by Léon Bonnat, oil, 1893

Portrait of Barye with a Wax Model of "Seated Lion"

Léon Bonnat

1893

oil

canvas

From the collection of Walters Art Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Portrait of Barye with a Wax Model of "Seated Lion" is a 1893 oil by Léon Bonnat, a Impressionism work, held at Walters Art Museum.

Who painted this?
Léon Bonnat
When & what style?
1893 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Walters Art Museum

About this work

This painting shows a man in a black coat with a white shirt and black bow tie. He is standing next to a small table with a lion sculpture on it. The man is holding a small object in his right hand. The man's face is serious, and he is looking straight ahead. The background of the painting is dark, which makes the man and the lion sculpture stand out. The painting is done in oil paint. The artist who created this painting is Léon Bonnat.

About the artist

Portrait of Léon Bonnat
Artist

Léon Bonnat

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (French pronunciation: ; 20 June 1833 – 8 September 1922) was a French painter, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, art collector and professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.

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