Group of Vittorio Emanuelle III, King of Italy (1869-1947), on horseback

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WALTER W. WINANS (AMERICAN, 1852-1920)
Group of Vittorio Emanuelle III, King of Italy (1869-1947), on horseback
signed and dated 'Walter Winans/ 1917'
bronze, green-brown patina
24 ½ in. (62.3 cm.) high; 28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) wide
This bronze circa 1917.

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Lot Essay

Walter W. Winans was an American polymath, and famed as a marksman, horse breeder, sculptor and painter. He won two Olympic medals for shooting, gold in 1908 and silver in 1912. In the years between 1912 and 1948, competition in various artistic fields also formed a part of the Olympic programme. In the same year as his shooting silver medal, Winans also won gold with his sculpture An American Trotter.

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