Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944 Arlington, MA), Appeal to the Great Spirit, est:$65,000/85,000
*Price Realized: $74,750.00

1916, incised with signature and dated on the base: C.E. Dallin 1913, stamped with foundry mark on the base: Gorham Co Founders QPN 5, bronze with dark brown patina , 21'' x 22''. Edition: edition of 15. Literature: P.J. Broder, ''Bronzes of the American West'', New York, NY, 1975, pp. 94, 98, 103 & 378, another example illustrated. Note: Appeal to the Great Spirit' was the final sculpture from Dallin's series of four great equestrian statues that ''depict the cycle of the Indian's relations with the white man'' (P.J. Broder, ''Bronzes of the American West'', p. 94). Samuel J. Hough of The Owl at the Bridge, Cranston, RI, a Gorham Foundry researcher, states in an undated letter: ''The 'Appeal to the Great Spirit' is one of the best-known statues made by Cyrus E. Dallin. According to Ruell G. Francis's book on Dallin, published by the Springfield (Utah) Museum of Art in 1976, the same state was first cast in Paris by E. Gruet & Compagnie and exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1909. The bronze was displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, upon its arrival in the United States, and by 1912 the Museum had raised the $12,000 required for its purchase. Dallin arranged to have twenty-inch replicas cast by Gorham beginning February 1916. The castings were produced under the code QPN, which reflects the fact the sculptor hired the services of the Foundry and controlled sales. (In the normal relationship with royalty castings, Gorham controlled sale and pieces were assigned a three-digit number following the "Q".) During the year from February 1916 to January 1917, Gorham cast fifteen 20-inch Appeals. They were bought by Boston retailers - Shreve, Crump & Low; the Doll & Richards Gallery; Bigelow & Kennard (4); by Tiffany (5); and by Gorham's own retail store in New York (2); and two made for ''demand'' - probably provided to Dallin on his own account. QPN 5 was cast 26 May 1916 as order #4231 for Doll & Richards. The first was done on 8 February, so this is an early casting. (Together with a copy of this letter). Provenance: Residence, San Diego, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with minor rubbing to the high points. No evidence of pits or cracks. Typical accumulated dirt in the crevices.