PRAIRIE THUNDER 3 BUFFALO BRONZE MUSEUM MASTERPIECE BY GERALD BALCIAR(AM 20THC)

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WE HAVE FROM AN ESTATE IN FL ONE GREAT MAGNIFICENT TRIO OF BRONZE BUFFALOS THUNDERING OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS DONE BY COWBOY HALL OF FAME , OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ARTIST GERALD BALCIAR(AMERICAN 20/21TH C).THIS BRONZE IS SIGNED, DATED, & NUMBERED. Mr GERALDBALCIAR SOLD THIS ITEM TO THE ESTATE IN 2000 FOR 00 & THIS BRONZE COMES WITH A COA, NUMBERED 7/45, SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BRONZE, & HAS THE ORIGINAL BRASS NAMEPLATE AFFIXED ON THE FRONT OF THE BRONZE ON A WOOD PLINTH. THE ARTIST CURRENTLY LIVES IN JACKSON HOLE, WY.
THE BRONZE SHOWS 3 BUFFALOS ABREAST WITH THE BOSS BUFFALO LEADING THE THUNDERING POUDING SOUNDS LIKE THUNDER CHARGE ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS. THE ARTIST SELECTIVELY MULIPATINATED THE BRONZE OF DARK GREY & LIGHT GREY ALL FITTING ON A CUSTOM OVAL MARBLE & WOOD PLINTH  WITH THE NAME BRASS TAG PRIRIE THUNDER ATTACHED TO THE FRONT WOOD PLINTH. THE DIMENSIONS ARE 25 X 18" WITH A WEIGHT OF @100 LBS. THE BRONZE IS DATED 2000 & NUMBERED 7/45 ON THE BOTTOM BRONZE BEHIND THE BUFFALOS. GERALD BALCIAR IS NOTED FOR HIS EXCELLENT MARBLE SCULPTURE LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MAIN AREAS OF THE COWBOY HALL OF FAME, Oklahoma City, Ok, OF A SOLID WHITE MARBLE CARVING OF A COUGAR DESENDING A TRAIL. THIS SCULPTURE WITH BASE STANDS @ 22 FEET & IT IS KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF SCULPTURE. HE BALCIAR IS A PRIX de WEST AWARD WINNING ARTIST AT THE COWBOY HALL OF FAME.
A NOTE THAT FORMER VP MR. DICK CHENEY HAS PRAIRIE THUNDER IN HIS HOME IN SEATTLE, WA. MR CHENEY DESRVES THIS PRIZE WINNING SCULPTURE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK HE DID IN THE US GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS THIS BRONZE IS ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, DOCUMENTED, & REPRESENTS QUITE PROUDLY THE GREAT SYMBOL OF THE AMERICAN WEST. THANK YOU. RICHARD WASKOW