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Type:Sculpture
Size:16.00" x 19.00" x 10.00"
Medium:Bronze
Signed:Signed
Edition:6/30
Veryl Goodnight ART FOR SALE
Born 1947. Known for: Horse and figure sculpture.
Veryl Goodnight began her career as a wildlife artist in the 1970s as a painter, but she found she enjoyed sculpting, and within five years, was sculpting exclusively. Later she took up painting... Read full biography
Veryl Goodnight began her career as a wildlife artist in the 1970s as a painter, but she found she enjoyed sculpting, and within five years, was sculpting exclusively. Later she took up painting again. Of her work she says: "The horse is my favorite subject. I live with them, ride them, feed them... Read full biography
Veryl Goodnight began her career as a wildlife artist in the 1970s as a painter, but she found she enjoyed sculpting, and within five years, was sculpting exclusively. Later she took up painting again. Of her work she says: "The horse is my favorite subject. I live with them, ride them, feed them and clean up after them." (McGarry, 23). She only works with live models in order to capture the true essence of the animal she is depicting. In 1998, Veryl Goodnight completed a monumental bronze... Read full biography
Veryl Goodnight began her career as a wildlife artist in the 1970s as a painter, but she found she enjoyed sculpting, and within five years, was sculpting exclusively. Later she took up painting again. Of her work she says: "The horse is my favorite subject. I live with them, ride them, feed them and clean up after them." (McGarry, 23). She only works with live models in order to capture the true essence of the animal she is depicting. In 1998, Veryl Goodnight completed a monumental bronze sculpture depicting five horses crashing through the rubble of the collapsed Berlin Wall. Titled The Day the Wall Came Down, the work includes pieces of the Wall, and weighs 14,000 pounds. It is located at the George Bush Presidential Library. The... Read full biography
Veryl Goodnight began her career as a wildlife artist in the 1970s as a painter, but she found she enjoyed sculpting, and within five years, was sculpting exclusively. Later she took up painting again. Of her work she says: "The horse is my favorite subject. I live with them, ride them, feed them and clean up after them." (McGarry, 23). She only works with live models in order to capture the true essence of the animal she is depicting. In 1998, Veryl Goodnight completed a monumental bronze sculpture depicting five horses crashing through the rubble of the collapsed Berlin Wall. Titled The Day the Wall Came Down, the work includes pieces of the Wall, and weighs 14,000 pounds. It is located at the George Bush Presidential Library. The artist's monumental works are found at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Heritage C... Read full biography
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