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   Title of the Saddlebred Bronze shown below: CRITERION

The American Saddlebred art of sculptor Patricia Crane has spanned many decades and is treasured in private and public art collections across the world. Two of her life size Saddlebred bronze portraits stand in front of two museums at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington.

The museum quality bronze offered below, captures with utter accuracy of form and exactness of spirit the gait for which the Saddlebred is most famous, and for which the breed is unequalled, the full racking gait. This work is personally important to the sculptor and also to the collector of American Saddlebred Horse Art. The bronze depicts WC Criterion in a full rack - the containment of speed within exact form and 1200 lbs of flying horse balanced on one leg according to the progressive syncopation of the racking gait.

The artfulness of a Saddlebred racking joined with the art of bronze:

Criterion
Photo By Mike Davis

Criterion

Museum quality American Saddlebred bronze edition of 10 - email or call for current pricing.

19.5 inches tall x 27 inches long, plus walnut base.

Portrayed in motion, this sculpture depicts twelve hundred pounds
of living flame balanced on the tip of one hoof. The full "racking" gait of
a multi-titled World Champion American Saddlebred sets the criterion
for verve and brilliance.

patricia@artbycrane.com (765-288-0484)

Patricia works in many sculptural media and various works can be viewed by returning to the Gallery, the Homepage or using the links below. There are many price ranges and sizes. Quite a few depict the American Saddlebred, both in the show ring and out.

Equine art has existed since Paleolithic times. American Saddlebred horse art has existed since early American Colonial times when this breed came into being. It is no surprise that the Saddlebred is a favorite subject of artists. The breed's elegance and splendor of heart and stamina coupled with their willingness to partner man has made it so. Their animation and extravagant yet contained motion is already an art form fueled by their spirit. How could an artist not respond? The American Saddlebred is a natural subject whose form and heart find their way into the many art mediums: painting, drawing, photography and sculpture.

Return to Bronze Sculpture Gallery

Visit the site's main section for the American Saddlebred

Or view Four Decades of Art by Patricia Crane

Other bronze links, with titles & other Saddlebred pages are as follows:


3 Gaited American Saddlebred (Accolade)  American Saddlebred Bronze (After The Class)   Bronze Horse Sculpture (Caliburn)  Sporting Art: Thoroughbred (Cooling Down)  Saddlebred Filly Bronze Sculptures: Home Decor (The Filly)  Horse Sculptures: American Saddlebred (The Gathering)   Harness  Ponies: Home Decor Sculptures (Man on the Town)   Bronze Statues (Odyssey)   Bronze Horse: American Saddlebred Sculpture (The Phoenix)   Harness Pony: Home Decor (Risin Tide)    Mustang Art: Cowboy Sculpture (Spooked)   Thoroughbred Art: Horseracing Art  (Handicap TB)  Fine Harness: Bronze Horse (Triumph)  Prints: Home Decor  Life Size Horse Sculpture (Supreme Sultan for American Saddlebred Museum)

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