Property of a Private Collector, Bluffton, SC

Description:

Vic Payne (WY/NM, b. 1960), Arms of the Mystic Moon, Painted Bronze, 1993, signed, numbered 46/50 and dated 93, depicting a Native American chief on horseback on a rocky hillside, on a shaped 3 1/4 in. wood base.

Noted western sculptor and artist, Vic Payne has been sculpting for over 40 years. He was born in 1960 to sculptor Ken and Priscilla Payne. Moving to a ranch in New Mexico instilled in Vic the roots of the West. His families’ ranching heritage, tales of Billy the Kid, the Lincoln County Wars, pictures of paintings and bronzes by Charlie Russell and Frederic Remington made the “Old West” come alive and inspired Vic to try his own hand at sculpting. Vic’s distinctive style and artistic approach to sculpting along with his attention to detail is widely recognized as being imaginative and innovative, chronicling the life and era of our nation’s history. A sculptor of various sizes, including monumental bronzes, Vic’s mission is to lead the viewer through an emotional journey telling a story with his art. Whether he is creating wildlife, Native American or Western sculpture his passion is to capture the spirit of the West evoking the pioneering, independent, mystical spirit of the land and its people. (Mountain Trails Galleries)

Measurements: Height: of bronze: 24 3/4 in. x Width: 22 1/2 in. x Depth: 8 1/4 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, minor wear.

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