Featured in this lot is this bronze sculpture called "The Release" circa 1994 by American artist Mark Hopkins born in 1953. Mark Hopkins is considered one of the premier sculptors in the United States today. This sculpture features a wonderfully and professionally crafted bronze construction that shows a fly fisherman bracing on a log and a rock formation the imagination can conceive is in the water while releasing his trout back into the stream. The bronze is marked on the base rock as follows: Mark Hopkins - '94 - 92/750. "Mark Hopkins’ work is in everyway, a reflection of its creator. It reveals Mark’s total fascination with nearly every conceivable aspect of life: from history, children, sports, music and religion to wildlife of the land, sea and air. With a style so flowing and alive it has been called “bronze in motion,” the work is as passionate and expressive as the artist himself." - Biography The condition of this bronze sculpture is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved overall condition. The overall measurements of this bronze are 12 1/4" x 14" x 10" The collective weight of this bronze sculpture is 21.6g.