$1,200
Walter Matia bronze sculpture of an eagle mounted on a molded wood base; measure approximately 17” high, 9” wide and 4-1/2” in depth. Signed “Matia” and number 7/16. Consignor stated sculpture was purchased in Washington D.C or Baltimore in 1995.Walter Matia (American, b. 1953) is best known for the fighting bull logo of the Merrill Lynch Corporation headquartered in New York City. The artist was also commissioned to create a fountain and a wall frieze for Blair House, the U.S. President's official guest house in Washington, D.C. He has sculpted pieces for the Wichita Botanical Gardens in Kansas; Benson Park Sculpture Garden in Loveland, Colorado; and a nine-foot-tall eagle for American University in Washington, D.C. Matia's work has been featured in the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition; Society of Animal Artists shows; National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming; and the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. In 1996, Matia was elected a professional member of the National Sculpture Society. It is our recommendation that all pieces be examined in person either by perspective clients or a dealer the client has asked to give them a condition report. This is consistent with our terms of sale that all goods are sold as is and all sales are final.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2017-05-20
