Edwin Willard Deming, born in Ashland, Ohio on 26 August 1860, dedicated his life to the artistic preservation of American Indian culture. Primarily a painter, he was also a muralist, illustrator and sculptor of Indian and animal subjects. His family moved to Western Illinois while he was a boy, so he probably would not be classified as an Ohio painter. Reportedly, Deming grew up with Indian playmates. As a teenager, he traveled even further West, by train and stagecoach to Indian territory, to sketch the inhabitants. His parents sent Deming to Chicago to study business law, but he was set on becoming an artist. Therefore, he sold most of his possessions to get money for a trip to New York City and enrolled at the Art Students League. This was followed by a year in Paris at the Académie Julian.
Back in the United States, Deming began to paint cycloramas for a living (1885–87). Then in 1887, he made the first of many trips to the Southwest to paint the Apache and Pueblo. He then traveled to Oregon to paint the Umatilla and on a later trip, he lived for a year with the Indians, learning their ways of life, their culture and their religion. It is said that no other painter knew more about the Native Americans than Deming. He won a medal at the St. Louis Universal Exposition in 1904 and between 1905–10, he made small bronze studies. Deming also exhibited at the National Academy of Design (1890–95), at the Pennsylvania Academy (1895, 1905, 1911), at the Corcoran biennial (1908) and the Art Institute of Chicago (1916). Also that year, he painted murals of Indian life for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. When the United States entered World War I, Deming, though then 57, volunteered and was commissioned as a captain. He was active in camouflage work and painted targets. After his return, he lived and worked in New York City until his death on 15th October 1942.
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Man with Flute and Cougar, American 19th/20th century bronze w/ marble base
By Edwin Willard Deming
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edwin Willard Deming (American, 1860-1942) Man with Flute and Cougar Cast bronze sculpture with golden brown patina Signed, numbered 9/100, with Fenn F...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$1,000
H 20 in W 11 in D 11 in
"Mother and Child" Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Woman Carrying Harvest Green
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Austin, TX
20 inches tall x 11 inches wide at base. Signed. Numbered 6/100 A cast bronze sculpture that depicts an adult female, rural worker, mid-stride, holding a large bundle of wood on her...
Marble, Bronze
$4,780Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.23 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in
A lady. Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract & figurative, Polish art
By Stanisław Wysocki
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary bronze sculpture on marble base by Polish artist Stan Wysocki. Artwork comes from limited edition of 8. Sculpture depicts female figure filtered through geometric, synth...
Marble, Bronze
$2,595
H 17 in W 10 in D 9.5 in
Antique French Art Deco Bronze Bust Sculpture Head of Beautiful Young Girl 1920
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Art Deco Bronze bust sculpture of a beautiful young woman, by Marcel Andre Bouraine (1886-1948), and cast by the Etling foundry, Paris, circa 1920. The bronze depicts...
Marble, Bronze
$4,500
H 8.2 in W 4.6 in D 2.75 in
Ferdinand Preiss Hoop Girl And Sonny Boy Painted Bronze Figures
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in Dallas, TX
Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882 - 1943) Hoop Girl & Sonny Boy Cold-painted bronze Circa 1930, Art Deco Period Dimensions: 8.18 Inches Tall x 4.65 Inches wide x 2.75 inches deep. ...
Marble, Bronze
$22,500
H 68.5 in W 14 in D 14 in
Monumental Antique French Bronze Sculpture Statue Cupid & Marble Ormolu Pedestal
Located in Portland, OR
An incredible antique 19th century French bronze of Cupid seated on a gilt ormolu marble column, cupid shown feeding rose to a butterfly (L'Amour Prenant un Papillon) after Antoine-D...
Marble, Bronze
$3,527Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.11 in W 12.21 in D 6.7 in
Woman - XXI century Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Classical, Realism
By Ryszard Piotrowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes...
Marble, Bronze
$2,295
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
Antique 19th Century French Bonze Animalier Brown Bear Statue Sculpture Paris
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head h...
Marble, Bronze
$1,117
H 11.42 in W 3.55 in D 3.94 in
Art Nouveau sculpture “Woman blowing bubbles”, Bronze and marble, Germany
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous Sculpture “Woman blowing bubbles”, Bronze and marble, Art Nouveau, 1920 – Germany Refined antique solid bronze sculpture depicting a woman blowing bubbles. This piece is of...
Marble, Bronze
$174,500Sale Price|36% Off
H 121 in W 28 in D 25 in
Italian 19th-20th Century Life-Size Marble Sculpture Titled "Searching for Love"
Located in LA, CA
A very fine museum quality Italian 19th-20th century life-size marble sculpture titled "Searching for Love" by Vito Pardo (Italian, born in Venice in 1872) Depicting a semi-nude life...
Marble, Bronze
“Salome”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original bronze sculpture of Salome by the Swiss sculptor Alfred Jean Foretay. Circa 1925. Condition is excellent. Signed in the base. Overall height which includes the green ma...
Marble, Bronze
$4,780
H 10.24 in W 10.63 in D 11.42 in
1920s Italian Signed Bronze Sculpture
By Elisabetta Mayo D’Aloisio
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze on a marble base It bears Mayo's signature. Trademark Fondart - Lagana Napoli. “Of the first sculpture, a group of highly vigorous original artistry, all that remains is Ada...
Marble, Bronze
$8,485Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.03 in W 10.63 in D 9.45 in
Woman - XXI century Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Classical, Realism
By Ryszard Piotrowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes...
Marble, Bronze