Edward S. Kemeys

Lot 89: Edward Kemeys (1843-1907)

Name: Edward Kemeys (1843-1907)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 8033289d90

Est: $30,000 USD - $50,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 05, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Edward Kemeys (1843-1907) >Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotaka) <br>inscribed 'E. KEMEYS' with artist's device (lower left) >bronze with brown patina <br>26Â½ x 19 in. (67.3 x 48.3 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Edward S. Kemeys

Literature

Winslow Bros. Company, Photographs and Sketches of Ornamental Iron and Bronze Executed by the Winslow Bros. Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1901, p. 240, no. 1240, another example illustrated. >Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Architecture, Chicago, Illinois, 1917, p. 78, no. 920. >P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, p. 54, pl. 47, another example illustrated.

Provenance

Private collection, Greenwich, Connecticut. >Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2011.

Auction Details

American Art

Christie's

December 05, 2013, 12:00 AM EST

502 Park Avenue at 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022, US

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