Alexander Phimister Proctor

Lot Description Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950) 'Bear Cub and Rabbit' inscribed 'APhimister/Proctor 94' (on the base)--stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS G G QDO' with artist's device (along the base) bronze with dark brown patina 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high Provenance Gift to the present owner, circa 1980s. Pre-Lot Text PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED NEW YORK COLLECTOR Literature A.P. Proctor, H.E. Proctor, Sculptor in Buckskin: An Autobiography, Norman, Oklahoma, 1971, p. 208. View Lot Notes › Lot Notes Alexander Phimister Proctor is one of America's most important sculptors of animals. He attended the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, as well as the Acadèmie Julian. He was invited by Augustus Saint-Gaudens to collaborate and sculpt the horse for the statue of General John A. Logan, located in Grant Park, Chicago. Other casts of the present work are in the collections at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Lot 608 Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, 1860-1950) Evening Sunlight-Alberta. Signed "A. Phimister Proctor" in pencil l.l., inscribed, titled, and dedicated "A.P. Proctor...To Margaret" in the artist's hand and identified on a label from The Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Water Color Club on the paper backing. Watercolor on paper, sight size 3 x 6 3/4 in., in an Arts & Crafts frame. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Estimate $300-325

Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950) 'Indian Warrior' inscribed with conjoined initials 'APHIMISTER PROCTOR/1898/GOLD MEDAL/PARIS EXPOSITION/1900' and 'Copy Rt 1899' (on the base)--stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/© QRM' and inscribed 'Paris' (along the base) bronze with brown patina 40 in. (101.6 cm.) high L. Taft, "A. Phimister Proctor," Brush and Pencil 2, no. 6, September 1898, pp. 240-48, another example referenced. L. Taft, The History of American Sculpture, New York, 1969 ed., pp. 477-78, another example illustrated. A.P. Proctor, H.E. Proctor, eds., Sculptor in Buckskin: An Autobiography by Alexander Phimister Proctor, Norman, Oklahoma, 1971, pp. 134, 137-38, 141, another example referenced. W.H. Truettner, ed., The West as America: Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier, 1820-1920, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1991, p. 313, another example illustrated. P.H. Hassrick, Wildlife and Western Heroes: Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor, Fort Worth, Texas, 2003, pp. 44-45, 47, 51, 67, 68-69, 71, 79, 122-23, 129, 164, 179, 181, pl. 12, another example illustrated. A powerful depiction of a dignified Indian chief prepared for battle, 'Indian Warrior' is one of Alexander Phimister Proctor's most celebrated works. According to Proctor's autobiography, a small version of 'Indian Warrior' was originally modeled during his trip to the Blackfoot Sioux tribe reservation in Montana in 1895. In 1896, after Proctor was awarded the Rinehart Scholarship to study abroad, he decided to create the larger size and by 1898 castings of both the large and small versions were available in bronze. 'Indian Warrior' was exhibited at the 1898 Paris Salon and was awarded the gold medal for sculpture that year.

Alexander Phimister Proctor (1862-1950) 'Arab Stallion' inscribed 'A PHIMISTER PROCTOR/COPYRIGHT.1895' (on thebase)--stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS ORD' (along the base) bronze with brown patina 12½ in. (31.8 cm.) Modeled in 1895. Provenance James Graham & Sons, New York. Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2008. A.P. Proctor, Alexander Phimister Proctor: Sculptor in Buckskin,An Autobiography, Norman, Oklahoma, 1971, p. 213, another exampleillustrated. P.H. Hassrick, Wildlife and Western Heros: Alexander PhimisterProctor, Sculptor, Fort Worth, Texas, 2003, p. 121, pl. 11, anotherexample illustrated.

ALEXANDER PHIMISTER PROCTOR (1862-1950) - BUFFALO -
Mis: length: 16 in. 40.6 cm.
inscribed PHIMISTER PROCTOR 189***, on top of basebronze with red-brown patina

CONDITION NOTE
surface soiled, moderate rubbing to patina at extremities, scattered small spots of verdigris, particularly to back and rear left flank and base below, and to humpWe are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. model executed in 1897

REFERENCES
Peter H. Hassrick, Wildlife and Western Heros, Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor, Forth Worth, 2003, pp 130-131, plate 16 for an example of another cast. Hassrick notes four known examples, only one of which is in private hands.

CATALOGUE NOTE
According to Mr. Phimister Proctor Church, grandson of the artist, it is likely that this cast was created sometime after 1911, when Proctor reworked the original model and created a larger model for Herbert l. Pratt.