- LOUIS SHIPSHEE (1896-1975): WOLF ROBE-CHEYENNEOil
LOUIS SHIPSHEE (1896-1975): WOLF ROBE-CHEYENNEOil on canvas, signed 'L. Shipshee' and titled lower right.
30 x 24 in., 35 x 30 in. (frame).
Condition
Some surface soiling. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- PAUL VIGIL + WOLF ROBE HUNT, A PAIR
PAUL VIGIL + WOLF ROBE HUNT, A PAIR OF UNTITLED PAINTINGS: (BUFFALO DANCER), 1994 + UNTITLED (ARROW DANCE)A Pair of Untitled Paintings: (Buffalo Dancer), 1994 + Untitled (Arrow Dance), ,Paul Vigil, (Tesuque, 1933 - 2018) Untitled (Buffalo Dancer), 1994 gouache on paper signed and dated lower right: Paul Vigil 94 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (33.66 x 25.08 cm.), Frame: 21 1/8 x 17 x 1 1/8 in. (53.66 x 43.18 x 2.86 cm.) Wolf Robe Hunt (Acoma, 1905 - 1977) Untitled (Arrow Dance) gouache on paper signed lower right: Wolf Robe Hunt 16 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (42.55 x 27.31 cm.), Frame: 24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (62.23 x 46.99 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, California
- 12 MISC. HAND PAINTED FRENCH LIMOGES
12 MISC. HAND PAINTED FRENCH LIMOGES PLATES 12 MISC. HAND PAINTED FRENCH LIMOGES PLATES INCLUDING AN INTERESTING LIMOGES COMMISSION PLATE OF NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEF WOLF ROBE CHEYENNE
- CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), CHIEF
CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), CHIEF WOLF ROBE Circa 1910. Sand cast, cold-painted bronze. Signed and titled on plinth.Catalog Note: This image of the Southern Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe was taken directly from an 1898 photograph made in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Indian Congress associated with the Trans Mississippi International Exposition. Frank Rinehart photographed the more than 500 Indians in attendance, including Wolf Robe, who had been forced to Indian Territory in 1870. Rinehart’s popular images were published as books and sold individually at the Exposition. Carl Kauba was an Austrian sculptor who lived in Vienna. It is believed that he never visited the United States and sculpted his American subjects from photographs like this one. His recreation of the beadwork colors on the moccasins and pipe bag indicate he worked from the pricier hand-tinted version of the photograph. Typical of Viennese bronzes of the period, the colors are made with paint rather than with chemicals, as was the case in the U.S. Kauba is said to have personally supervised the casting of his work at various Viennese foundries.
Carl Kauba (Austrian, 1865-1922)
Carl Kauba was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime's worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic.
Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S.
Kauba's fascination with the West was fed by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventures were known throughout Europe. It has been suggested that Kauba traveled to the American West when he was about twenty-five years old, possibly returning to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture.
However the majority of scholars feel that the artist actually never traveled to the United States at all, but instead relied upon the accounts of others and first hand artifacts to execute his bronzes. Without a doubt, his work is most worthy of artistic merit. His bronzes, all produced in Austria, were of the American West. The polychrome finish, intricate detail, and the realistic forms make Kauba's sculptures excellent examples of Viennese bronzes at the turn of the century. Most were cast for the American market between 1895 and 1912 and were widely advertised and sold by Latendorfer in New York during the 1950's. In contrast to most artists, Kauba's business successes were equal to his artistic achievement.
Kauba personally directed the casting of his clay models in local foundries. Kauba expressed a great affection for Indians of the American West. He loved ornament, and this detail is seen in the reins of his horses, Indian headdresses, weapons, and costumes. He frequently created scenes of high drama depicted in his bronzes of cowboys and Indians. Kauba's work is in the Harmsen Collection of American Western Art.
- CARL KAUBA 'CHIEF WOLF ROBE' POLYCHROMED
CARL KAUBA 'CHIEF WOLF ROBE' POLYCHROMED BRONZECarl Kauba, Austria (1865-1922). Polychromed bronze figure of Native American Chief Wolf Robe mounted on marble plinth, signed near bottom of robe 'C Kauba'. Measures 21.5"H x 8.25"W x 5"D; base 6"L x 6"W x 2"H.
- William McKendree Snyder (American,
William McKendree Snyder (American, 1848-1930), an impressive three-quarter portrait of Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe in full regalia with Garfield peace medal; oil on buckskin: 37 1/2" x 36" (hide), 53 1/2' x 45" (overall); signed lower right, also with brass plaque on frame. Provenance: Presented to; Improved order of Red Men, Red Cloud Tribe #18. Small areas of paint loss visible upon inspection, and evidenced by collected paint flakes along lower frame ledge. Losses may be specific to binding properties of certain pigments on an organic material. A descendant of German immigrants, Snyder was born in Liberty, Indiana and lived in Madison and Columbus. Snyder studied with George Inness, Albert Bierstadt and William Hunt.
- Famous Indian Chiefs: 17 Portraits in
Famous Indian Chiefs: 17 Portraits in Color by Ben Ely Plus Additional Lithographs Lot of 7 including:Ely Ben.? Famous Indian Chiefs: 17 portraits in Color.? Racine WI: Whitman Publishing Co. 1935.? 15 x 10.5 in. chromolithographed paper wraps 16pp.? Features full page chromolithographs and brief biographies of Crazy Horse Gall Rain-In-The-Face Crow Big-Foot Tecumseh King Philip Black Hawk Pontiac Wolf Robe Osceola Red Cloud Geronimo and Chief Joseph a centerfold of Plenty Coups Sitting Bull on the cover and Chief American Horse on the back cover.Four chromolithographs on cardboard by E.A. Burbank Pine Ridge South Dakota 10.5 x 13.5 in. of Sitting Bull Chief Spotted Elk Chief American Horse and Baratchia - Ute.? Copyright to The Osborne Co. NY 1900.And two advertisements for Indian Portraits in Colors from The Perry Pictures Company cardboard 10 x 12 in. featuring nicely colored 6 x 8 in. prints of Broken Arm - Sioux and Black Man - Arapahoe from 1897-1898 photographs by F.A. Rinehart Omaha. Condition: Famous Indian Chiefs: covers with soiling minor stains and edge wear; interior pages with only minor soiling in margins and exhibiting great color.Burbank chromos soiled and stained with pinholes and severely bumped corners; American Horse with pencil scribbles over his image.Advertisements very good with only minor edge/corner wear and great color.
- F.A. Rinehart (1861-1928) Platinum Prints
F.A. Rinehart (1861-1928) Platinum Prints of Native Americans lot of 12 1898 and 1899 copyrights; portraits include Chief Wolf Robe Little Bird Conquering Bear Gov. Diego Narango Chief Josh Pea Twy Tuck Little Bear Pete Mitchell (Dust Maker) Thos. Cry Chas. Biddle Freckled Face and Juan Jose;?all approximately 9.25 in. x 7.25 in.ca 1900 Condition: Light soiling along margins.
- Roland Reed Photogravures of American
Roland Reed Photogravures of American Indians Lot of 15 photogravures 11 x 14 in. with 7 credited lower left below each image to Roland Reed Kalispell Montana each with Great Northern Railway / "See America First" / National Park Route imprint in lower right corner. Printed title as well as the slogan Glacier National Park Montana. See America First included below each gravure. The lot features the following titles: Medicine Owl Blackfeet Medicine Man; Cutbank Canyon Native Home of the Blackfeet Indians; A Blackfeet Indian Travois - The Original American's First Mode of Transportation; On the Travois Trail - Now Great Northern Automobile Road; Medicine Owl Mystic Medicine Man Blackfeet Indians; Encampment of Chief White Calf and His People; Lazy Boy and Squaw Renowned Enemy of Crow Indians; Fish-Wolf Robe Blackfeet Indian Dancer; Blackfeet Indian Braves; Chief Two Guns White Calf Blackfeet Tribe; Dawn Mist Blackfeet Indian Princess; Three Bears and Squaw Blackfeet Indian Medicine Man; A Council of the Blackfeet Indians; Blackfeet Indians Fording the Rapids Above McDermott Falls; Chief Fred Big Top Blackfeet Indian Guide. Condition: Few scattered stains or spots; some light edgewear; overall very good.