Large painted wood sculpture by John Buck
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Large painted wood sculpture by John Buck
105 inches tall
The parts above her shoulder separate into two parts and detach for moving or shipping. Her body swivels on the rectangular wood base, but seems to be attached to it. No signature that I could see.
Provenance: Marjorie Margolies Camino Real gallery in Boca Raton, then by descent, Roberta Franklin(sister)then by descent, Leslie Franklin(daughter),then sold to David Killen Gallery.
John Buck
John Buck (born 1946) is an American sculptor and printmaker who was born in Ames, Iowa.
He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kansas City Art Institute in 1968, and in 1971, he studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. In 1972, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Davis.
Buck is best known for his woodblock prints (such as Father and Son) and bronze sculptures (such as The Archer) that are typically cast from molds taken from wooden maquettes. The DeCordova Museum (Lincoln, Massachusetts), the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.) and the Yellowstone Art Museum (Montana) are among the public collections holding works by John Buck.
While studying at Davis, Buck met his wife, artist Deborah Butterfield. They married in 1974. Buck and Butterfield divide their time between a farm in Bozeman, Montana and studios on the island of Hawaii.
Condition
Good condition overall.Just to make it clear,Leslie's aunt owned the Camino Real art gallery in Boca Raton, that represented modern artists. Buck gave his sculpture to the Camino Real gallery for sale, Marjorie(owner of gallery) purchases the sculpture to give to her sister Roberta.
Roberta died in NYC, sculpture is handed down to daughter, Leslie Franklin. Leslie sells sculpture to David Killen Gallery.
105 inches tall
The parts above her shoulder separate into two parts and detach for moving or shipping. Her body swivels on the rectangular wood base, but seems to be attached to it. No signature that I could see.
Provenance: Marjorie Margolies Camino Real gallery in Boca Raton, then by descent, Roberta Franklin(sister)then by descent, Leslie Franklin(daughter),then sold to David Killen Gallery.
John Buck
John Buck (born 1946) is an American sculptor and printmaker who was born in Ames, Iowa.
He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kansas City Art Institute in 1968, and in 1971, he studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. In 1972, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Davis.
Buck is best known for his woodblock prints (such as Father and Son) and bronze sculptures (such as The Archer) that are typically cast from molds taken from wooden maquettes. The DeCordova Museum (Lincoln, Massachusetts), the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.) and the Yellowstone Art Museum (Montana) are among the public collections holding works by John Buck.
While studying at Davis, Buck met his wife, artist Deborah Butterfield. They married in 1974. Buck and Butterfield divide their time between a farm in Bozeman, Montana and studios on the island of Hawaii.
Condition
Good condition overall.Just to make it clear,Leslie's aunt owned the Camino Real art gallery in Boca Raton, that represented modern artists. Buck gave his sculpture to the Camino Real gallery for sale, Marjorie(owner of gallery) purchases the sculpture to give to her sister Roberta.
Roberta died in NYC, sculpture is handed down to daughter, Leslie Franklin. Leslie sells sculpture to David Killen Gallery.
Condition
Good condition overall
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Large painted wood sculpture by John Buck
Estimate $200 - $300
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