John Coleman
b. 1949
The Rainmaker
MEDIUM: Bronze, cast 6/25
DIMENSIONS: 63 3/4 inches overall height
Signed and dated 98
Includes 30" stone pedestal by John Coleman
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: Bronze: 63.75 x 18.75 x 12 inches - 90 lbs. Stone base: 30 x 18.5 x 18.5 inches - 200 lbs.
SOLD FOR: $38,025.00
Including Buyers Premium
Additional Information
This lot includes a 30" stone pedestal by John Coleman
Provenance:
Private collection, Arizona
The Rainmaker by John Coleman was also inspired by the journals and diaries of the noted American painter George Catlin (1796 1872). During his travels Catlin observed a number of sacred Indian ceremonies that involved an appeal to the Great Spirit for the life giving source of water–rain. This ceremony was virtually the same among pre-historic tribes of native Americans from coast to coast.
Coleman in interviews states that The Rainmaker is one of his favorite works of art. “The Rainmaker was one of those — my style became more painterly. My growth points were the ones that were most important to me.”
