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Solon Hannibal Borglum 1868 - 1922
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Solon Hannibal Borglum
- Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer
- inscribed Solon Borglum © on the base
- bronze, dark brown patina on a 23 1/2 in. wooden base
- Height: 28 1/2 in.
- (72.4 cm)
Provenance
Carl Buckland (the Borglum family attorney)
Gallery of the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri
Sydney Melville Shoenberg, Jr., 1990 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 204, illustrated in color)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Gallery of the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri
Sydney Melville Shoenberg, Jr., 1990 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 204, illustrated in color)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Literature
Patricia Janis Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 76, 79, illustration of another example pls. 74, 75
A. Mervyn Davies, Solon H. Borglum: A Man Who Stands Alone, no. 70, pp. 90, 275 as The Indian Dancer (fragment), illustration of the original staff sculpture p. 97
A. Mervyn Davies, Solon H. Borglum: A Man Who Stands Alone, no. 70, pp. 90, 275 as The Indian Dancer (fragment), illustration of the original staff sculpture p. 97
Condition
Very good condition.
Dimensions of sculpture foot print 18 by 30; rests on a 23 1/2 by 35 by 22 black base
18 by 30, rests on a 23 1/2 by 35 by 22 black base
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Cast by the artist's family in an edition limited to eight, this noble figure of a dancer is from Solon Borglum's large sculptural composition, The Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance, which was conceived as part of a series of four sculptures (with The Pioneer in a Storm, Cowboy at Rest, and Steps Toward Civilization) on the theme of civilization moving west. The four works were cast in staff (plaster mixed with straw) at life size and were prominently displayed in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Smaller casts of the figures were displayed at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon, in 1905, and at the Panama-Pacific World's Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.