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

In the Presence of the Queen

No reserve

Session begins in

January 24, 05:00 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Bid

700 USD

Lot Details

Description

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

Edward Kemeys

1843 - 1907


In the Presence of the Queen

inscribed Edward Kemeys and stamped with the artist's device (on the base); inscribed Cast by American Bronze Foundry Co., Chicago and marked 939 (along the base)

bronze

height: 6 ¾ in. 17.1 cm.

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 148 (consigned by the above)

Conner Rosenkranz, New York

Acquired from the above in 1992 by the present owner

Kemeys Foundation, Inc., Edward Kemeys, 1843-1907: America's First Animal Sculptor, Middleburg, Virginia, 1972, pp. 34-35, another cast illustrated