Lot 118: Douglas Van Howd (born 1935) Dall Sheep Ram 11 1/4in high

Douglas Van Howd (born 1935)
Dall Sheep Ram inscribed '© Van Howd 2/24' (on the underside)cast silver on a petrified wood base11 1/4in high

Literature: S.H. McGarry, Honoring The Western Tradition: The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection, Kerrville, Texas, 2003, p. 279, 297, 303, half page color illustration.The artist once wrote to L.D. Brinkman while discussing his silver pieces, which included the present work and other models, such as Polar Bear and Rocky Mountain Goat:"The silver pieces came about as a result of having my own foundry and experimenting with the casting of different metals. I wanted to sculpt all of the white animals and birds in uniqueness of the previous metal combined with the base of semi-precious stone. I thought it would be an exciting series."11 Douglas Van Howd, unpublished letter, n.d.