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John Coleman (b. 1949) 63 3/4 inches overall height
Lot 249

John Coleman (b. 1949) 63 3/4 inches overall height

Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
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Artist: John Coleman Title: The Rainmaker Medium: Bronze, cast 6/25 Dimensions: 63 3/4 inches overall height Signed: Signed and dated 98 Verso: Includes 30" stone pedestal by John Coleman Framed/Base: Bronze: 63.75 x 18.75 x 12 inches - 90 lbs. Stone base: 30 x 18.5 x 18.5 inches - 200 lbs.

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This lot's overall appearance is Excellent. Wood base has minor scuffs.

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Overall Dimensions
Height: 63.75
Width: 18.75
Depth: 12.00
Weight: 90.00

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This lot includes a 30" stone pedestal by John Coleman
 
Provenance:
Private collection, Arizona  
 
The Rainmaker by John Coleman was also inspired by the journals and diaries of the noted American painter George Catlin (1796 1872). During his travels Catlin observed a number of sacred Indian ceremonies that involved an appeal to the Great Spirit for the life giving source of water–rain. This ceremony was virtually the same among pre-historic tribes of native Americans from coast to coast.   
 
Coleman in interviews states that The Rainmaker is one of his favorite works of art. “The Rainmaker was one of those — my style became more painterly. My growth points were the ones that were most important to me.”

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