Chester Fields (American, b. 1945). Splashdown, 1984. Bronze with silver, gold and polychrome. 45 inches (114.3 cm) high...

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Chester Fields (American, b. 1945)
Splashdown, 1984
Bronze with silver, gold and polychrome
45 inches (114.3 cm) high on a 2 inch (5.1 cm) high wood base
Ed. 20/75
Inscribed on base: © 1984 20/75 Chester Fields

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Rumson, New Jersey.

Fields explains that his intense interest in the eagle, which he has painted and sculpted for more than 28 years, was an evolution that continued to build since he first encountered them as a child. Born in The Dalles, Oregon and raised in British Columbia, the artist spent his youth observing, drawing, and painting his surroundings. The beautiful Northwest inspired him each time he opened his door to the cattle ranches and wheat farms he worked on as boy. Fields always felt that the fierce power and beauty of the swift, far-seeing eagle captured the vibrant spirit of the wilderness. The great Bald Eagle, found only in North America, adorns the United States as its national bird. The triumphant bird was placed on the Great Seal of the United States on June 20, 1782 and in its honor Congress proclaimed 1982 the Bicentennial of the Bald Eagle, and June 20, National Bald Eagle Day. Holding a central place in spiritual traditions of Native North Americans, eagles are celebrated as creatures of vision, power, and grace.

Splashdown depicts an American bald eagle swooping down in full flight to snatch a rainbow trout from an icy mountain stream. Magnificently soaring above humanity, the Eagle is a universal symbol of freedom and pride. Expanding its wings and floating among the heavens, this master of the sky explores a vantage point man alone cannot attain. The eagle unites Heaven and Earth as a spiritual messenger and regally rests on mountaintops with an eagle-eye view of mankind. (www.chesterfieldsbronzes.com)


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