Owl on Branch

Details

DAVID WISEMAN (b. 1981)
Owl on Branch
signed with initals and numbered ‘DW 10’ (on the wall mount)
porcelain and bronze with dark patina
25 x 27 ¼ x 12 ¾ in. (63.5 x 69.2 x 23.3 cm.)
Executed in 2012

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 2012.

Literature

E. Snyderman and Z. Meyers, eds., David Wiseman, New York, 2012, p. 75 (another example illustrated).

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Lot Essay

'I always find it thrilling to encounter an owl on a night walk, its distinctive calls permeate the silent air, its stealthy gaze observing all. To me, the owl is a symbol of the wild, a harbinger of nature's steadfast presence within our modern urban landscape'.
– David Wiseman

This work will be illustrated in the forthcoming monograph: M. Rus, B. Tigerman, D. Wiseman and S. Weber Soros, David Wiseman, New York, to be published in 2020.

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