Cecil Howard (1888-1956)

'Heavyweight Boxer'

细节

Cecil Howard (1888-1956)
'Heavyweight Boxer'
inscribed 'Howard II' and stamped 'Valsuani Cire Perdue' (on the base)
bronze with brown patina
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, with green marble base 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high

出版

C. Howard, The American Sculptors Series, Athens, Georgia, 1950, p. 19, illustrated
J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, p. 68

拍品专文

Executed 1927.

The present example is one of only two casts of this particular subject by the artist. According to Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Cecil Howard's Heavyweight Boxer is the "first and largest of a series based on sports. As an accomplished archer and fencer, Howard took an active interest in athletics, including boxing and wrestling, and went frequently to Paris gymnasiums to observe and photograph matches."