Dan Ostermiller (American, CO, WY, b. 1956), Bearing Wall, Artist Proof

Lot Details & Additional Photographs

1999, patinated bronze, edition numbered AP/20, with signature and date to the plinth side. Includes copy of the Gallery purchase receipt and artist soft cover monograph, Dan Ostermiller: Les Animalier, Fleischer Museum, The Perimeter Center.

13 1/4 x 30 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.

Claggett/Rey Gallery, Colorado

Dan Ostermiller's thorough knowledge of animals, acquired from years of experience with his father, Roy Ostermiller, a renowned taxidermist, is the foundation for his work. And like James L. Clark and Carl Akeley, wildlife sculptors who began as taxidermists and curators for the American Museum of Natural History, Ostermiller has built upon this foundation by careful study of animal habits and instincts.

Drawing from his many travels abroad, he creates animal figures in context with their natural surroundings. In the tradition of the French 19th-century animaliers, Ostermiller’s work is true to the subject. Yet, his work has a realism that is not just an accurate rendering of the subject, but a sophisticated combination of line and composition.

Dan Ostermiller has been a catalyst for support and promotion of the arts in his home of Loveland, Colorado. He has been recognized by his peers through election as fellow in the National Sculpture Society and the Society of Animal Artists and served as President of the National Sculpture Society from 2011-2014.

Good estate condition; minor wear to underside felt.