Lot Essay
Frederick MacMonnies cast this version as a study for the heroic size pioneer monument to Kit Carson in Denver, Colorado.
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'Kit Carson,' A Bronze Equestrian Group
Details
Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)
'Kit Carson,' A Bronze Equestrian Group
inscribed 'F. MacMonnies' and stamped 'Jaboeuf & Rouard Fondeurs à Paris' on the base
bronze with rich brown patina
25¼ in (64.1 cm.) high
'Kit Carson,' A Bronze Equestrian Group
inscribed 'F. MacMonnies' and stamped 'Jaboeuf & Rouard Fondeurs à Paris' on the base
bronze with rich brown patina
25¼ in (64.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1997.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1997.
Literature
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 382-383, illustrations of other examples
C. Forbes, "The Forbes Magazine Collection," American Art Review, June 1999, pp. 128-141; 131-132
C. Forbes, "The Forbes Magazine Collection," American Art Review, June 1999, pp. 128-141; 131-132
Exhibited
New York, The Forbes Magazine Galleries, 200 Years of American Art from the Forbes Magazine Collection, May-September 1999, no. 50