Frank Entsminger

Bronze Art

Frank Entsminger HC 72 Box 800, Tok Alaska 99780

Phone (907)883-2833 or 2830

"Critters of the Crags"    Ibex from Asia

Frank has made several trips to Mongolia hunting ibex, sheep and birds.  He was later inspired to sculpt the largest sheep of the world.  He first sculpted the "Altay Argali".  After one his trips, he decided to bring the entire skeleton of an ibex home to use in his work.  He made a miniature skeleton one-fifth the size of life with all the working joints in the legs.  Then he moved the miniature skeleton to the position he wanted to sculpt.  From there, he sculpted the muscles onto the skeleton.  He found this so accurate enabling him to work a piece with ease. April 2008, "Critters of the Crags" went to the foundry for casting. The completed piece came out July 2008. This is his largest piece thus far. Frank is offering the piece in either the colored patina or gold earth tones.

Size with walnut base:  40" tall by 20" wide by 14 1/2 deep. [walnut base not pictured]
Weighs a little over 100 pounds.

Sells for $12,500

Edition size: 36

This piece has been donated to Ovis/GSC 2009 Convention for Aucton in Las Vegas Feb. 18-21

Gold Tones

Colored Patina

Original in wax

Original in wax