Lassoing Wild Horses

Lassoing Wild Horses

1898, Cast Date: 1902
Artist
Solon Borglum, 1868 - 1922
Country
United States
Object
sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Accession Number
2011.9
Credit Line
William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection by exchange

Solon Hannibal Borglum
Lassoing Wild Horses
1898, cast 1902
Bronze
33 x 33 x 19.5 in.
Funds from the William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection by exchange, 2011.9

Dimensions
height: 33 in, 83.8200 cm; width: 19.5 in, 49.5300 cm; length: 33 in, 83.8200 cm
Inscription
Inscribed "Solon H. Borglum" (twice) and copyrighted by Solon H. Borglum Stamped: "Cire Perdue Cast Roman Bronze Works N.Y. 1902"
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
This object is currently on view
Solon Borglum combined his real-life experience as a Nebraska rancher with French academic training. This dynamic sculpture was the first he exhibited in Paris while studying there from 1897 to 1902. With all four feet off the ground, the upper horse and rider appear nearly airborne. The taut, extended rope held by the lower rider suggests the capture of an unseen horse. Solon Borglum combinó su experiencia de ranchero en Nebraska con su formación académica en Francia. Esta dinámica escultura fue la primera que expuso en París cuando estudió allí entre 1897 y 1902. Con las cuatro patas en el aire, el caballo situado a más altura parece casi volar con su jinete. La soga tensa que extiende el jinete de la parte inferior sugiere que van a capturar un caballo que no vemos.
Known Provenance
Mr. Stanley Carlson; (Christies) New York, NY, 1981; Private Collection, New York; (Gerald Peters Gallery) New York, NY; Private Collection, New Hampshire; (Gerald Peters Gallery) New York, NY; The Denver Art Museum, 2011
Exhibition History
  • "The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925"—Nanjing Museum, 09/29/2014 - 01/18/2015
  • "BackStory: Western American Art in Context"—History Colorado, 3/18/2017 - 2/11/2018