"MASAI MORAN, KILLER OF SIMBA"

This information comes from a website called "Art Fact"

There is a photo at the website. I couldn't get it to migrate. This is the url for the list of Scriver bronzes that have been auctioned. If it doesn't work, just go to www.artfact.com and use their search function for Scriver.

http://www.artfact.com/catalog/searchLots.cfm?scp=p&catalogRef=&shw=50&ord=2&ad=DESC&img=0&alF=1&houseRef=&houseLetter=A&artistRef=&areaID=&countryID=®ionID=&stateID=&fdt=0&tdt=0&fr=0&to=0&wa=Scriver&wp=&wo=&nw=&upcoming=0&rp=&hi=&rem=FALSE&cs=0

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Braswell Galleries
06/21/10 Fine Estate, Art & 20th Century Modern
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SCRIVER, BOB (AMERICAN, 1914-1999): Cast bronze. "Masai Moran, Killer of Simba." Signed, dated 1996, and titled on the base.

Auction House: Braswell Galleries Auction Location: Norwalk , CT, USA
Title of auction: 06/21/10 Fine Estate, Art & 20th Century Modern
Auction Date: June 21, 2010
Description: SCRIVER, BOB (AMERICAN, 1914-1999): Cast bronze. "Masai Moran, Killer of Simba." Signed, dated 1996, and titled on the base.
H. 30."

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I only saw this sculpture once while Bob was working on it in plastilene. We shared an attraction to Kenya and all the stories that came out of it.

Looking on down the list, I see Bob's self-portrait described as "Bust of a cowboy with hat inscribed © Bob Scriver / 1975 / 9/35 Bronze" (on the back of the figure)

"Lot 746: BRONZE MODEL OF A STANDING HORSE Signed "RS". Attributed to Robert Scriver. Height 2¾"" is NOT a Scriver bronze. He never signed as RS and the horse is not in his style.

'INTO THE WIND" is up for auction

http://www.AskART.com/AskART/artists/search/Search_Repeat.aspx?q=2902179&searchtype=AUCTION_RECORDS&artist=19479

If you go to the url above you'll find that Bob's original graceful and simple little conception of five geese landing, a moment from a hunting expedition we made in the Sixties, is up for auction. What this means is that either someone has died so that their belongings are in an estate to be converted into cash or that someone is REALLY hard up for cash. This little bronze only sold to people who dearly loved it and would not part with it easily.

Since this bronze was made, there have been other imitations -- the idea of birds linked this way so they appeared to be in the air struck a lot of people. It was a popular notion. We weren't sure it could be cast. Bob made a later version with more geese in it.