Colt and Calf

Details

Charles Cary Rumsey (1879-1922)
Colt and Calf
inscribed 'CC Rumsey-M.H.R.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.' and stamped 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high

Provenance

[With]James Graham & Sons, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1994.

Literature

Brooklyn Museum, Exhibition of Recent Work by Distinguished Sculptors, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1930, n.p., no. 415.

Exhibited

Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Museum, Exhibition of Recent Work by Distinguished Sculptors, May 16-October 1, 1930, no. 415.

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Lot Essay

Charles Cary Rumsey, a native to New York, studied in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Boston Art School and later in Paris with Bela Pratt and Paul Wayland Bartlett. His work is in esteemed collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and can be found in public works, including friezes he was commissioned to make for the Manhattan Bridge. The inscription 'M.H.R.,' on the present work, are the initials of the artist's wife.

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