Art of the Americas, Featuring the American West

Art of the Americas, Featuring the American West

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A Singular Vision: The Collection of Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney “Bunty” Armstrong

Edward Kemeys

Cinnamon Cub with Antelope Carcass

Session begins in

January 24, 05:00 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Bid

4,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Singular Vision: The Collection of Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney “Bunty” Armstrong

Edward Kemeys

1843 - 1907


Cinnamon Cub with Antelope Carcass

inscribed Edward Kemeys, stamped twice with the artist's device and marked 943 (along the base)

bronze

height: 9 ¼ in. 23.5 cm.

Conceived circa 1881.

The Art Institute of Chicago

Field Museum, Chicago (acquired as a gift from the above in 1956)

Christie's, New York, 30 May 1986, lot 135 (consigned by the above)

Conner Rosenkranz, New York

Acquired from the above in 2006 by the present owner

Kemeys Foundation, Inc., Edward Kemeys, 1843-1907: America's First Animal Sculptor, Middleburg, Virginia, 1972, pp. 20-21, another cast illustrated