Alfred Barye

Included in Barye's oeuvre were animalier bronzes as well as Oriental subjects. At his father's request, he signed his work as "fils" to differentiate his work from his father's.

Alfred Barye studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Antoine-Louis Barye is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Materials recorded in the work are bronze. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are The Arab Horseman by Guillemin, Spoonbill devouring a fish (Alfred Barye) and equestrian statue. Work by Alfred Barye is recorded in the collections of Louvre Museum, Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Napoleon III, Musée d'Orsay and São Paulo Museum of Art.

• Name — Alfred Barye "Le Fils" • Birth Name — Alfred Barye • Born — 21 January 1839 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Field — Sculpture • Movement — Animalier and wildlife art • Works — The Arab Warrior Knight on Horseback • Died — 1882 • Place of death — Paris, France

Alfred Barye was born in Paris, France, on 21 January 1839, the son of Antoine-Louis Barye. He learned his craft of animalier sculptor under the watchful eye of his father who was one of the original pioneers of animal sculpture in the mid-to-late 19th century. The younger Barye didn't always get along with his father; there were times when the two of them were not on speaking terms. Until instructed not to do so, Alfred Barye signed some of his bronzes "A. Barye", which the senior Barye objected to because it created confusion as to which Barye, father or son, created the sculpture.

• Illustration — A silvered bronze sculpture of a pheasant by Barye (c. 1875) He specialized in the animalier school in the production of bronze sculptures. Although a fine artist in his own right, he struggled to create his own identity living in the shadow of his more famous father. The vast majority of his pieces are signed "A. Barye, fils" while some are marked "Barye" or "A. Barye" which created some confusion – intentional or not – with those of his father. The majority of the sculptures leaving the Barye foundry were sand castings rather than lost-wax castings. Alfred Barye typically used mid-brown patinas but would sometimes add green (a color famously used by his father) and auburn-colored hues in the patination process. Any Barye bronze – by father or son – will generally have an exquisite patina. Antoine-Louis was particularly finicky with his patinas and would not allow other foundries to apply them, preferring to do it himself for appearance and quality control purposes. Alfred, too, would not let a sculpture leave his workshop without a perfectly applied and visually pleasing patina. Alfred Barye did a production of bronze sculptures and focused his attention on race horses or horses on the move. Some of his well-known bronzes are The Arab Warrior Knight on Horseback (1890–1910, made in Paris, height 87 cm, width 61 cm, depth 30 cm, bronze).

Alfred Barye exhibited works at the Paris Salon on four occasions between 1864 and 1882, including the following bronzes: • The racehorse Walter Scott, 1864 • Italian jester, 1882

Alfred Barye is recorded as sculptor.