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Gerson Frank (1924-2013), Set of Three Native American Busts
Estimate:
$1,200 - $1,800
Sold
$3,250
Live Auction
Annual Winter Online Auction, 2024
ARTIST
Gerson Frank
Description
Title: Gerson Frank (1924-2013), Set of Three Native American Busts:
Little Mountain, Chief of the Kiowa, 1979
Chief of the Sioux, 1979
Chief of the Sauk and the Fox (or the Man Who Gives the War Whoop), 1980
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Little Mountain, Chief of the Kiowa: 12 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/2
Chief of the Sioux: 11 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 8 3/4
Chief of the Sauk and the Fox: 10 5/8 x 6 x 5
Framed dimension: Little Mountain, Chief of the Kiowa: 15 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/2
Chief of the Sioux: 14 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 8 3/4
Chief of the Sauk and the Fox: 13 5/8 x 6 x 5

Condition
All three bronzes appear to be in very good condition. The bases for Little Mountain, Chief of the Kiowa and Chief of the Sioux appear to be in very good condition. The base for Chief of the Sauk and the Fox appears to be in good condition with some chipping at the bronze stem area.
Signature
Little Mountain, Chief of the Kiowa: inscribed: Gerson Frank © 1979 13/30
stamped: (indecipherable)
Chief of the Sioux: inscribed: Gerson Frank 13/30 © 1979
stamped: Excalibur New York
Chief of the Sauk and the Fox: inscribed: Gerson Frank © 1980 13/30
stamped: (indecipherable)
Provenance
From a Private Collection