Carl Ethan Akeley

Lot 105: CARL ETHAN AKELEY

Name: CARL ETHAN AKELEY
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 77b702722e

Est: $20,000 USD - $30,000 USD

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 29, 2010

Item Overview

Description

CARL ETHAN AKELEY 1864 - 1926 LION AND BUFFALO signed: Carl E. Akeley ©, dated 1914 and inscribed ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- Cast for Mr. Geo. D. Pratt ( on the base) bronze, dark brown patina 13 by 19 in. 33 by 48.3 cm.

Artist or Maker

Carl Ethan Akeley

Literature

P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 247-249 (for a related example)
Penelope Bodry-Sanders, Carl Akeley Africa's Collector, New York, 1991, p. 162

Provenance

George D. Pratt, New York

Notes

George D. Pratt was a friend of Carl Akeley as well as trustee of the Museum of Natural History, New York. Pratt, an early supporter of Akeley's sculpture, purchased the first cast of The Wounded Comrade (see lot 93).

Auction Details

American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture

Sotheby's

September 29, 2010, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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