Location: BRG-Greenwich
Item #: 290054
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Carl Kauba fine early 20th century bronze sculpture depicts and Indian Chief on horseback raised on a stone base.
Carl Kauba was the son of a shoemaker and chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. His work has been fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic. Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz and in Paris in 1886 to further study.
Without a doubt, his work is most worthy of artistic merit. His bronzes, all produced in Austria, were of the American West. The polychrome finish, intricate detail, and the realistic forms make Kauba’s sculptures excellent examples of Viennese bronzes at the turn of the century. Most were cast for the American market between 1895 and 1912 and were widely advertised and sold by Latendorfer in New York during the 1950’s. In contrast to most artists, Kauba’s business successes were equal to his artistic achievement.
Kauba personally directed the casting of his clay models in local foundries. Kauba expressed a great affection for Indians of the American West. He loved ornament, and this detail is seen in the reins of his horses, Indian headdresses, weapons, and costumes. He frequently created scenes of high drama depicted in his bronzes of cowboys and Indians. Kauba’s work is in the Harmsen Collection of American Western Art.
Engraved signature to base.
14"W x 8"D x 25 1/4"H (with base)
Condition: wonderful patina, this sculpture presents handsomely.
| Bid | Time Stamp | |
| 1,575.00 | 11/15/2023 8:58 PM | |
| 1,525.00 | 11/15/2023 8:54 PM | |
| 1,500.00 | 11/15/2023 8:54 PM | |
| 1,278.00 | 11/15/2023 5:07 PM | |
| 1,075.00 | 11/15/2023 10:45 AM | |
| 1,025.00 | 11/09/2023 9:09 AM | |
| 1,000.00 | 11/09/2023 9:09 AM | |
| 1,000.00 | 11/09/2023 9:09 AM | |
| 725.00 | 11/09/2023 8:45 AM | |
| 625.00 | 11/08/2023 9:10 AM | |
| 600.00 | 11/08/2023 9:10 AM | |
| 575.00 | 11/08/2023 9:10 AM | |
| 535.00 | 10/29/2023 9:07 PM | |
| 510.00 | 10/29/2023 9:07 PM | |
| 500.00 | 10/19/2023 5:27 AM | |
