Ray Renfroe (American, 1918-1989), Win, Place & Show

Patinated and cold-painted bronze, edition numbered 37 of 75 and signed to the terrace corner, mounted atop a green marble base with brass gallery plaque. Approximately 21 x 46 x 15 in. Renfroe was born in Louisiana on April 25, 1918, and as a boy, lived in many southern states including Texas. He left home at age 15 to make his way as a journeyman blacksmith. At 17, he moved to the Gallatin area of Montana when it still teemed with elk, moose, deer, grizzly and black bear, wolf, beaver, coyote and other creatures of the wild. He developed an intimate knowledge of the wilderness with his frequent packing in by horse, hunting, and working cattle, and these activities served him well as a western artist. In 1970, he moved with his family from Grass Valley, California to Prescott, Arizona and there, he had his own horses and longhorn cattle that served him both as inspiration and models. Second place with loss to the riding crop; some dust soiling to crevices; areas of light rubbing to the patina; a few minor edge nicks to marble.

Estimation:222,77€

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