Cast bronze with verdigris enhanced patina, signed and numbered edition 18 of 21, six bird on branch composition, mounted atop a rectangular marble and wood base.

12 1/4 x 18 x 11 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Well-known for his bronze wildlife sculptures, Artist Kenneth Bunn states: "I create the illusion of life." He is gifted at balancing naturalism and gesture while not being overly detailed, retaining the most essential character of his chosen subjects. Kenneth studied at the University of Utah and then apprenticed at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Returning to his hometown of Denver, he continued to study anatomy while he worked for renowned taxidermist and sculptor Coloman Jonas.

In addition to traveling to Africa, Europe, Mexico and numerous areas of North America, Bunn visits zoos and private reserves, which provide him with opportunities to enhance his work.

Noteworthy museum representation includes The Smithsonian Institution; The Royal Ontario Museum, Canada; Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma; the Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana; the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming; the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin; the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and the Denver Art Museum, Colorado. Bunn’s recent monumental sculpture installations include Century Bank, Santa Fe, New Mexico; the University of Kentucky Campus, Lexington, Kentucky; the Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia; and the Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.

Bunn is a member of the National Academy of Design, a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society, the National Academy of Western Art and the Society of Animal Artists.

Ken Bunn passed away in October 2020, he was 82 years old.

Branch terminal broken but present, otherwise good estate condition.