Walter Matia (b. 1953)
Covey Rise, Bobwhite Quail, 2007
signed, dated, and numbered "Matia 07 25/48" on base
bronze, 20 by 31 1/2 by 10 in.
edition 25 of 48
Walter Matia is known for the remarkable amount of surface detail in his bronzes. He studied both biology and art design, the influence of which is apparent in his balanced and anatomically correct works. His subjects run the gamut of wildlife from eagles, to bulls, to sporting dogs. As Tom Davis writes in "Sporting Classics," "[Walter Matia] paid his dues, assembled a remarkable body of work, and established himself as a wildlife and sporting sculptor of uncommon perception, imagination and reach."
Provenance: Literature: Tom Davis, "Artist's Hands, Hunter's Heart," Sporting Classics, March/April 2008, pp. 107-111.
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