Peter Woytuk (American, b. 1957), Crow Tea Cup

Patinated bronze, signed "Woytuk" to the underside. Included with the Lot is an appraisal from Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

3 1/2 x 5 x 4 in.

Artist to Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Sante Fe New Mexico; to the Janak Collection Dallas, Texas.

Peter Woytuk is known internationally for his expressive sculptures, both small and life size. He was described by the International Herald Tribune as “the greatest animal sculptor of the Western world in the closing years of the 20th century.” Raised by an architect father and textile artist mother, he was influenced by frequent trips to Europe seeking out art and architecture with his parents.

Born in St Paul, Minnesota, Woytuk earned a BFA from Kenyon College in Gambier, OH (1980), and apprenticed with the sculptor Philip Grausman. Based out of Wassaic, NY, he has held one person shows at Kenyon College; Olivet College in Michigan; Paris-New York-Kent Gallery in Connecticut; Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, and numerous other galleries in the United States and Thailand.

In addition to The Elephant Group at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, some of his other commissions include Peace Globe, a 16-ft fabricated globe for the World Peace Prayer Society in Tokyo, and Singular Raven for the Weantinogue Land Trust in Litchfield, Connecticut. His work can also can be found in numerous other private and public collections.

Good estate condition.