Alexander Phimister Proctor, 1862 - 1950 | Signed: Alexander Proctor copyright 1895, base | Media: Bronze | Dimensions: 12.5 by 17.5 by 4.5

As Proctor became an accomplished equine artist, he was commissioned by a prominent New York attorney to create asculpture of his Arabian stallion. The prized horse had been bred in the stable of the Czar of Russia and had on his neckthe czar’s brand, a crown. The patron was so pleased with the finished sculpture that he allowed the artist to have additional castings made for sale. At the time of the publishing of Proctor’s biography in 2003 there was only one recorded casting. Since then at least three castings of Arabian Stallion have surfaced.

Exhibited: Exhibition of Fine Arts, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Saint Louis, 1904; A Phimister Proctor, Montross Gallery, New York, 1908; Exhibition of Bronzes and Plaster Models by A. Phimister Proctor, The Gorham Company, New York, 1913; Small Bronzes by A. Phimister Proctor, Art Institute of Chicago,Chicago, 1917; Works in Sculpture by A. Phimister Proctor, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1918; A. Phimister Proctor, Stendahl Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 1923.

Source: Wildlife and Western Heroes: Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor by Peter Hassrick, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas in association with Third Millennium Publishing Ltd., London, 2003. Another example of Arabian Stallion is illustrated on page 120.