Deborah Butterfield, 1981
Since her birth on the 75th Kentucky Derby Day, it seemed predicted that she was destined to be the pre-eminent artist to employ the persona of the horse as her lifelong passion and concentration, both as a rider, breeder and ultimate fine artist. She began experimenting with horses out of wood and mud after settling in Bozeman, Montana in 1976. While her first shows were in Chicago and San Francisco, her career and collector base skyrocketed beginning in 1978 with a show with Ivan Karp’s OK Harris. Over the past 50 years, she has been honored by numerous museum exhibitions and her work is included in major museums throughout the United States.
This work entitled Dun Horse, 1981 is an excellent work from this historical period prior to her later works typically presented as bronze and not their original source materials.
DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD (b. 1949)
DUN HORSE, 1981
Wood, Rag Paper, Wire and Steel Armature
Unique
30 1/8 x 40 x 15 in. / 77.4 x 101.6 x 38.1 cm.
Provenance:
The Estate of Robert and Sylvia Olnick, New York
Private Collection
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