Montana Western, Wildlife Art & Collector Auction - January 28th, 2023
Sat, Jan 28, 2023 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 100
Karl Kauba (1865-1922) Chief Wolfrobe Bronze
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
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| $7,000 | $1,000 |
Featured in this lot is this bronze sculpture called "Chief Wolfrobe," made after the artist Karl Kauba who was born 1865 and died in 1922.. The sculpture shows wonderfully and professionally crafted bronze construction with a Native American man standing regal with a peace pipe in his left arm and a trade blanket wrapped around the same arm. The bronze is marked in the back of the base 'Kauba' and the base shows a plaque that reads as follows: Chief Wolfrobe by Kauba. This Austrian sculptor was born in Vienna in 1865. His teachers were Karl Waschmann (1848-1905), known for his ivory sculptures and portrait plaquettes of contemporary celebrities, and Stefan Schwartz (1851-1924), who exhibited in Paris, including the Exposition Universelle of 1900 where he won a gold medal. Kauba's intricate bronzes, imported to the United States between 1895 and 1912, were cast at the Roman Bronze Works. Kauba was part of the nineteenth-century tradition of polychrome bronze sculpture. There were several types of patinas on a single statue. He could render the color of buckskin, variously tinted shirts, blankets, feathers, as well as beaded moccasins. The condition of this bronze is good with a slight patina adorning the outside of the bronze and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this bronze is 23" x 7 3/4" x 7 3/4".*
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