Walter T. Matia (b. 1953)
Wild Turkey Pair, 1995
signed and dated "95 © Matia" on base
bronze, 30 1/4 by 21 by 17 in.
edition 9 of 12

As Tom Davis writes in "Sporting Classics," Walter Matia “paid his dues, assembled a remarkable body of work, and established himself as a wildlife and sporting sculptor of uncommon perception, imagination and reach."

Matia created this pair of turkeys during a period of exploration of pairs, when he was examining the power of connections to tell stories. Cast at Virginia Art Castings, the artist retains the last edition of this bronze. It was chosen for the artist's 2000 show at the Raymond F. Evans Sporting Art Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art in Albany, Georgia.

Provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania

Exhibited: Albany, Georgia, A Question of Balance: Walter T. Matia, Albany Museum of Art, December 2000.

Literature: Tom Davis, “Artist’s Hands, Hunter’s Heart," Sporting Classics, March/April 2008, pp. 107-111.Walter T. Matia, A Question of Balance: Walter T. Matia, Poolesville, MD, 2000, p. 10, example from this edition illustrated.

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