Stephen DeStaebler (1933-2011) Yoke-Winged Man, 1994 Bronze, oil paint, and patina 92-1/4 x 46-1/2 x 40 inches (234.3 x 118.1 x 101.6 cm) Unique cast Signed, dated, and annotated on the base: DE / STAE / BLER / 1994 / UC PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF RUSS SOLOMON PROVENANCE: Collection of the artist; Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, California; Russ Solomon (founder of Tower Records), Sacramento, California, acquired from the above in 1994; Estate of the above. EXHIBITED: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, "Stephen De Staebler: Recent Work," August 30-October 1, 1994; Newport Harbor Art Museum (now Orange County Museum of Art), Newport Beach, "The Essential Gesture," October 15-December 31, 1994. Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California, and elsewhere, "A Broken Beauty," November 6-February 26, 2006. LITERATURE: G. Fuglie, "A Broken Beauty and Its Artists," in T. Prescott, ed., A Broken Beauty, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2005, fig. 11, illustrated. de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Matter + Spirit: The Sculpture of Stephen De Staebler, exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, 2012, p. 95, fig. 56. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved