Lot 161: BART WALTER (AMERICAN/MD/NY, b. 1958) BRONZE STEPPING OUT

Bart Walter Patinated Bronze Sculpture "Stepping Out" Wattled Crane. Number 5 of an edition of only 10, Measures 21" tall x 5 1/2" wide x 14 1/2" long. Weight 16 pds. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Estate. Sculptor Bart Walter was born in 1958 in Baltimore, Maryland. His sculptures are the result of a long-standing interest in wildlife and art that began when Walter was a boy, spending hours wandering the marshes of the eastern shore observing and sketching wildlife. Walter primarily sculpts his subjects from life, preferably in the wild during his extensive travels. Each of Walter’s works reflects his serious commitment to the natural world. Walter, who was elected a professional member of the National Sculpture Society in 1993, is the recipient of the Owen Gromme Grant from the American Museum of Wildlife Art and the John Spring Art Founder Award. Because of his sculpting achievement, Walter was commissioned to design the Jane Goodall awards for International Conservation and Lifetime Dedication. He has also had solo exhibitions at such institutions as the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, the National Museum Wildlife Art, the Franz Bader Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the A. G. Poulain Museum in Vernon, France. Public collections of Walter’s work include the Baltimore Zoo, the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, the Woodson Art Museum, and the Jane Goodall Institute. Walter’s sculptures are in numerous private collections in Paris, Tokyo, and the United States, including the collection of former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker. Walter and his work have also been featured in the magazines Wildlife Art and Southwest Art.

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