Bart Walter (American, b. 1958). Coiled snake bronze on tiered stone base, n.d. Edition 2/6. Signature and edition number are inscribed on the serpent. A bronze sculpture of a coiled snake finely cast by Bart Walter. Walter engaged in a hands-on approach to create such figurative representations of nature's creatures, referencing his own drawings as well as clay and wax studies when sculpting his works. In this piece, the serpent coils upon itself in an elegant manner and raises it's head in a dramatic way. Using his eye for design, Walter also mounted the bronze upon a multi-tiered stone base. Size (including base): 12.4" L x 13.125" W x 5.75" H (31.5 cm x 33.3 cm x 14.6 cm)

Artist's Statement: "My art evolves from a passion for all living things. I strive to capture the essence of a living being; to explore some kernel of truth that may have gone unnoticed, and to depict an otherwise elusive moment in time. In my mind's eye, I strip away all that is unnecessary, even as I build the sculpture with layer upon layer of clay. My goal is a distillation of the subject until only true essentials are left. If in so doing I can reveal some intangible spirit, make evident the soul of my subject, and communicate this in my art, then I have accomplished something real."

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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Artist's signature and edition number are inscribed on the snake. Bronze is excellent with a lovely warm patina. There is one small chip to the periphery of the stone base that measures about a half by a quarter inch.