Kenneth Bunn (American, 1938-2020), Running Cheetah

Patinated bronze, edition 18 of 21, signed and numbered "© BUNN / 18/21" to the bronze terrace, mounted on a dark green marble base.

8 1/4 x 15 x 9 in.

Kenneth Bunn's sculptures of animals and human figures are easily recognizable because of their strong interpretative style, which results in a sense of life and movement without unnecessary detail. He combines design and mass into three-dimensional portrayals that have a fine sense of anticipated action. Bunn works with light, shadow and texture to capture the spirit of the animal leaving only the suggestion of anatomical detail, but with unerring accuracy.

Noteworthy museum representation includes The Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, California; National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma; National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming; Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin; Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; The Wildlife Experience, Colorado; Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, Colorado; and the Denver Art Museum, Colorado.

Bunn is a member of the Rungius Society, an Academician of the National Academy of Design, a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and other prestigious associations and academies.

Artis bio courtesy of Valley Fine Art

Good estate condition; very small chips to marble edge.