About This Artwork
Jean-Auguste Barre
French, 1811-1896
Cast by: Susse Frères, Éditeurs
French, 19th century
Mary of Burgundy, modeled before 1844 (early cast c. 1850)
Bronze
52.1 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm (20 1/2 x 18 x 9 in.)
Artist's handwritten name "BARRE" appears in original cast on base.
Foundry mark: "Susse Freres" - stamped and appears to be part of the original cast on proper left front of base.
Bequest of Arthur Rubloff, 1988.36.1
Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Publication History
Pierre Cadet, Susse Frères: 150 Years of Sculpture (Paris: Susse Frères, 1992), p. 110
Ownership History
Arthur Rubloff (d. 1986), Chicago, by 1986; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1988.