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Lot 2120
Larry (L.D.) Edgar (American, 20th Century), Stolen Horses - Borrowed Time
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Patinated bronze, signed with edition number 11/20 to naturalistic terrace, the dynamic group depicting Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on horseback along the outlaw trail, mounted atop a walnut base with engraved brass plaque. Included with the Lot is a signed certificate of authenticity along with Gallery purchase receipt.

17 x 22 x 12 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina

Kilian Gallery, Cody, Wyoming

Wyoming native, Larry Edgar, and majored in Fine Arts at Northwest Wyoming College and studied under Adolph Spohr (American, 1889-1966). Inspired by themes of the American West, Larry has worked in both painting and sculptural media, and is known for his virtuosity in the rendering of textiles, firearms, and other naturalistic details.

Larry is the recipient of many awards, including the Wyoming State Historical Fine Arts Award in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1990. In 1984, he won Best of Show, Gold Medal in Oil and the Artist's Artist Award for his painting "Moonshine" (shown above) at the Western Art Roundup at Winnemucca, Nevada. In 1986, Larry was invited to display in the Wyoming Governors "Cowboy State International Exposition".
In 1996 he won the Sponsor's Choice Award for his bronze "Brothers of the Gun" at the Douglas Invitational Art Show and is now on permanent display at the State Pioneer Memorial Museum in Douglas, Wyoming. In 1999, he received The People's Choice Award for his bronze "Stolen Horses - Borrowed Time" at this show.
Larry was also chosen by the US Repeating Arms and Winchester Arms Collectors to paint the original for the 1985 and 1987 Winchester Calendars. His illustrations also appear on the cover of several non-fiction western history books.

Good estate condition; some minor dust accretions to crevices; two areas of reins with soldering marks.