This is a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on a bucking bronco, by Carl Kauba.
Bronze sculptures depicting cowboys and scenes from the American West gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, capturing the spirit of the frontier.
Artists like Frederic Remington and Charles Marion Russell helped to define this genre, creating iconic representations of cowboys, Native Americans, and the landscapes of the West. These sculptures often celebrated the rugged individualism and adventurous spirit associated with the era.
Carl Kauba was an Austrian sculptor known for his detailed bronze figures, many of which depicted scenes from the American West. His works often featured cowboys, Native Americans, and other characters, rendered with a high degree of realism and dynamism.
Kauba’s sculptures were popular among collectors and helped to spread the romanticized image of the American West throughout Europe.
Made in Austria (likely).
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Melina Hannigan (Newark High School Student)
Bone Chilling (2024)
Earthware and Glaze
Inspired by the ten movement piano suite “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, and the Catacombs of Paris.
From the Collection of Kevin & Chris
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This is a Benedetto Boschetti Bronze Male Bust of Ajax, a Greek Mythological Hero of the Trojan War.
It’s 13” high, base is 5 3/8” square. Has Bombay identified on the base. Weight: 9lbs 15.4oz.
During the Trojan War, Ajax fought Hector twice. The first was in a match that lasted an entire day without a winner. The second was during a raid of the Trojans in the camp of the Achaeans when they fought in the Greek ships.
Ajax nearly killed Hector by throwing a stone larger than the Trojan prince. Both meetings took place when Achilles had left the battlefield due to his anger with Agamemnon and the Greeks were desolate.
Much later, after his death came a hyacinth flower in the spot where his blood fell whose petals had marked the first two letters of the name of Ajax
(AY) as if they were a sorrow.
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