Live Auction 2419Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Harry Jackson (b. 1924)
Lot 140

Harry Jackson (b. 1924)

'The Marshal'

Closed3 March 2011

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USD 27,500

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Harry Jackson (b. 1924)
'The Marshal'
inscribed '© Harry Jackson 1980/THE MARSHAL/MAF/2P' (on the base)--stamped 'WFS Italy' and marked with the artist's thumbprint (on the base)--signed and dated in paint '© Harry Jackson 1981' (on the base)
bronze with polychrome patina
56 in. (142.2 cm.) high

Christie's, New York, 9 March 2007, lot 136.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

Conceived in 1969, The Marshal depicts John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn in the film True Grit, a role for which the actor received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' award for Best Actor in 1969. The equestrian portrait was originally commissioned for the cover of the August 8, 1969 issue of Time magazine.