Description: This pose of the Southern Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe was taken directly from an 1898 photograph made in Omaha Nebraska, at the Indian Congress associated with the Trans Mississippi International Exposition. Frank Rinehart photographed the more than 500 Indians in attendance, including Wolf Robe, who had been forced to Indian Territory in 1870. Rinehart's popular images were published as books and sold individually at the Exposition. Carl Kauba was an Austrian sculptor who lived in Vienna. It is believed that he never visited the United States and sculpted his American subjects from photographs like this one. His recreation of the beadwork colors on the moccasins and pipe bag indicate he worked from the pricier hand-tinted version of the photograph. Typical of Viennese bronzes of that period, the colors are made with paint rather than with chemicals, as was done in the U.S. Kauba is said to have personally supervised the casting of his work at various Viennese foundries. It is believed to have been sand cast in bronze in 1910, in Vienna . Carl Kauba was born in 1865 and died in 1922.I purchased this as a birthday gift for my husband in a New York City 5th Avenue art gallery in 1987 for several thousands of dollars. He loved it as he believed he was of Indiana heritage being born in Texas, and his favorite dog was named Wolf. It is in excellent condition and is vivid in color. Many future castings have been made since his death, but don't have the patina and detail of his originals.My husband has been gone many years now and I'm sad to retain this piece. I've moved several times and as a result I am able to ship it carefully in a sturdy wooden crate built for shipping artwork.Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.
Price: 2200 USD
Location: Saint Joseph, Michigan
End Time: 2024-12-28T18:45:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Carl Kauba
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Carl Kauba
Size: Large
Item Length: 6 in
Region of Origin: Europe
Format: Statue
Year of Production: 1920
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 23 in
Style: painted bronze
Features: colored bronze
Unit Quantity: 1
Culture: Cheyenne
Item Width: 6 in
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
Signed: Yes
Period: Early 20th Century (1900-1920)
Title: Chief Wolf Robe
Material: Bronze
Subject: Cheyenne Indian Chief
Type: Sculpture
Theme: Western
Production Technique: Bronze Casting
Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
