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THE SCHMIDGALL COLLECTION OF ANIMAL SCULPTURE
Animalier bronzes first came to Benjamin Schmidgall's attention in 1975 with the sale of over 650 such sorks from the collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. Over the next twelve years, primarily through sales at auction, Mr. Schmidgall was able to put together a collection of over 70 pieces. Initially concentrating on the work of European sculptors of the genre, he soon found his interest piqued by the works of American sculptors active in the early 20th century and added these to the group.
In 1982, Mr. Schmidgall sent his collection on an extended tour throughout the United States. Over the past ten years, the group has been exhibited extensively in the South and Midwest, as well as along the East Coast, visiting over forty museums.
Christie's is pleased to offer additional selections from the collection in the following auctions: 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors and Sculpture, May 27, 1992; Important 20th Century Decorative Arts, June 6, 1992; and American Paintings and Sculpture, June 11, 1992 at Christie's East.
ALEXANDER PHIMISTER PROCTOR (1862-1950)
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ALEXANDER PHIMISTER PROCTOR (1862-1950)
A Bronze Figure of a Stalking Panther
inscribed A PHIMISTER PROCTOR 1891-1892 and COPYRIGHT
10 1/8in. (25.8cm.) high, 38 in. (96.5 cm.) long, rich reddish greenish brown patina
A Bronze Figure of a Stalking Panther
inscribed A PHIMISTER PROCTOR 1891-1892 and COPYRIGHT
10 1/8in. (25.8cm.) high, 38 in. (96.5 cm.) long, rich reddish greenish brown patina
Provenance
Anonymous Collection, Toledo, Ohio; sold Christie's, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture of the 19th and 20th Centuries, "Jo Ann", December 8, 1978, lot 136
Literature
L. Taft, The History of American Sculpture, New York, 1927, 1968 reprint, p. 477, fig. 87 (as 'Striding Panther')
W. Craven, Sculpture in America, New York, 1984, pp. 521-522, fig. 14.5 (as 'Charging Panther')
A.P. Proctor, Sculptor in Buckskin: An Autobiography, Norman, Ok., 1971, pp. 188, 257, illus. p. 209
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 109, 113, 117, fig. 102 (as 'Prowling Panther')
W. Craven, Sculpture in America, New York, 1984, pp. 521-522, fig. 14.5 (as 'Charging Panther')
A.P. Proctor, Sculptor in Buckskin: An Autobiography, Norman, Ok., 1971, pp. 188, 257, illus. p. 209
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 109, 113, 117, fig. 102 (as 'Prowling Panther')