Live Auction 18420La Ménagerie
DAVID WISEMAN (b. 1981)
Lot 4 M

DAVID WISEMAN (b. 1981)

Owl on Branch

Closed12 November 2019

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USD 47,500

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DAVID WISEMAN (b. 1981)
Owl on Branch
signed with initals and numbered ‘DW 10’ (on the wall mount)
porcelain and bronze with dark patina
25 x 27 ¼ x 12 ¾ in. (63.5 x 69.2 x 23.3 cm.)
Executed in 2012

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 2012.

Specialist note

'I always find it thrilling to encounter an owl on a night walk, its distinctive calls permeate the silent air, its stealthy gaze observing all. To me, the owl is a symbol of the wild, a harbinger of nature's steadfast presence within our modern urban landscape'.
– David Wiseman

This work will be illustrated in the forthcoming monograph: M. Rus, B. Tigerman, D. Wiseman and S. Weber Soros, David Wiseman, New York, to be published in 2020.