Stalking Panther

model 1891-1893, cast c. 1905/1913

Alexander Phimister Proctor

Associated Names
Alexander Phimister Proctor

Sculptor, American, born Canada, 1852 - 1950

The sculpture depicts a crouching panther. The panther's body is elongated, with its back arched and muscles defined. The sculpture is made from bronze with a dark brown patina and hints of verdigris green. The panther is mounted on an oval base resembling natural ground. The figure is detailed and realistic, with its tail curved upwards and a focused expression in its gaze.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Newman Emerson Montross, New York); purchased 19 December 1913 by James Parmelee [1855-1931], Cleveland and Washington; his estate; bequest 1941 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1891

  • The Century Club, New York, 1891.

1983

  • The Quest for Unity: American Art Between Worlds Fairs 1876-1893, Detroit Institute of Arts, 22 August - 30 October 1983, no. 165, repro.

2009

  • American Bronzes from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 29 April 2009 - 2013, no catalogue.

2013

  • The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Denver Art Museum; Nanjing Museum, China, 18 December 2013 - 18 January 2015, no. 37, fig. 83.

Bibliography

1971

  • Broder, Patricia Janis. Bronzes of the American West. New York, 1971: 111, fig. 102.

2003

  • Hassrick, Peter H. Wildlife and Western Heroes: Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor. Fort Worth, 2003: 102, pl. 5, 245.

Inscriptions

on top of base: A. Phimister Proctor / 1891-1892 / copyright; on base: JNO Williams Inc. / Bronze Foundry N.Y.

Markings

FM: Jno Williams Inc.

Wikidata ID

Q63863415

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