Lot 263
Susan Kliewer (American, b. 1940). "Cheyenne Grass Dancer" bronze, n.d. Edition 43 of 45. Signed and numbered on integral bronze base. A magnificent limited edition cast bronze sculpture of a Cheyenne Grass Dancer by Susan Kliewer, one of the Southwest's most acclaimed sculptors. "Cheyenne Grass Dancer" features a striking male dancer dressed in a traditional prairie grass costume, a feathered roach headdress, beaded wristlets and moccasins, jingle bell anklets, and other traditional accoutrements. Kliewar masterfully captures the movement of the dancer in his elaborate regalia. The finely modeled and colorful patinated details representing turquoise beads, feathers, hide, and metal are quite impressive. Even the pedestal is meticulously rendered with green leaf motifs beneath the dancer's feet. What's more, the statue is mounted on a tiered wooden pedestal that rotates so that one may admire it from all angles. Size: 14.75" L x 12.75" W x 26.5" H (37.5 cm x 32.4 cm x 67.3 cm); 28.25" H (71.8 cm) on included custom stand.
This piece was acquired from the Mountain Trails Gallery in Sedona and was accompanied by the following contextual description, "The Grass Dance is the most beautiful and graceful of all the men's dances. It emphasizes long, fluid body motions which extend into the legs and feet to emulate waving prairie grass. / The mark of an expert Grass Dancer is his ability to keep his head nodding from side-to-side or up-and-down, in time with the drum beat, in order to keep the feathers on his roach headdress constantly spinning. The dance itself, and especially the footwork, creates the impression of weaving through tall grass and smoothing it down."
A native of Southern California, Susan Kliewer has lived in Arizona for 40 years, with 5 of those years at the Marble Canyon Trading Post adjacent to the Navajo Reservation in Northern Arizona. Kliewer started painting when she was 10 years old and took up sculpture in 1987 after working at a foundry for 10 years. In 1993, Kliewer won a competition to create a monument of Sedona Schnebly. In addition, she created a life-size fountain that portrays the Sinagua people as well as a fountain of a Hopi Water Maiden in Sedona. In her words, "My work aims to show the common thread that underlies all human experience, and which, I hope, brings us to a greater understanding between peoples."
Another "Cheyenne Grass Dancer" - from the same edition - is currently listed at Medicine Man Gallery for $7,100.
Provenance: private Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Hugh K. Terrell estate, representative Priscilla T. Bisher; purchased at Mountain Trails Galleries, Sedona, Arizona, USA
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- Condition: Signed and numbered on integral bronze base. Bronze statue, integral bronze base, and tiered wooden rotating base (fit with a custom brass plaque identifying the artist and the title of the piece) are superb overall!
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