Exhibitions

In Bronze: Herbert Haseltine

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Join us in welcoming two new acquisitions by Herbert Haseltine: Percheron Stallion: Rhum and Percheron Mare: Messaline and Foal. These one-third life-size bronze sculptures were part of Haseltine’s well-known British Champion Animal series. He spent over a decade creating sculptures of prize-winning animals that included horses, cattle, rams, sheep, and boars in a range of sizes and mediums. Known for his equines, the other horse sculptures in this exhibition are from the NSLM’s permanent collection and provide a broader context for Rhum and Messaline and Foal. As these bronzes show, whether it was playing with the patina (color) or finding the perfect composite horse, Haseltine enjoyed experimenting with his work.

Herbert Haseltine (American, 1877–1962)
Percheron Mare: Messaline and Foal
modeled c. 1922-24, cast in 1925
bronze with greenish-brown patina and stone
21 ½ inches high
Purchased with funds by a private donor, 2019

Percheron Stallion: Rhum
modeled c. 1922-24, cast in 1925
Parcel-gilt bronze with greenish-brown patina and stone, 28 inches high
Purchased with funds by a private donor, 2019

Herbert Haseltine (American, 1877–1962)
Percheron Mare: Messaline and Foal
modeled c. 1922-24, cast in 1925
bronze with greenish-brown patina and stone
21 ½ inches high
Purchased with funds by a private donor, 2019

Percheron Stallion: Rhum
modeled c. 1922-24, cast in 1925
Parcel-gilt bronze with greenish-brown patina and stone, 28 inches high
Purchased with funds by a private donor, 2019