Lot 153: Arthur Putnam (1873-1930) Puma and deer 11 1/2 x 15 x 11in Executed circa 1912

Arthur Putnam (1873-1930)
Puma and deer
signed in ligature and dated 'APutnam 1902' and inscribed 'Copyright 1912 by A. Putnam' along with foundry mark 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
11 1/2 x 15 x 11in
Executed circa 1912

Footnotes

• Provenance
  Private collection, San Francisco, California.
  Charles Phillip Johnson, San Francisco, circa 1950 (gift from the above).
  Thence by descent.
  
  Literature
  Julie Helen Heyneman, Arthur Putnam, Sculptor, San Francisco: Johnck & Seeger, 1932, p. 165 (full page illustration, different cast pictured).