Veryl Goodnight
b. 1947
The Day the Wall Came Down
MEDIUM: Bronze, cast number 12/15
DIMENSIONS: 26 inches high, 54 inches wide, 30 inches deep
Signed and dated 1990
SOLD FOR: $ 21,060
Including Buyers Premium
2018,
LOT 342
Additional Information
The Day the Wall Came Down Working Model is Veryl Goodnight’s study for the monumental sculpture that stands at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas and at Clayallee near the Allied Museum in Berlin, Germany. The sculpture features five horses jumping over the rubble of the Berlin Wall and symbolizes freedom, patriotism, and the expression of the human spirit. A personal note from President George Bush saying “I think it’s great that Chancellor Kohl will be getting the working model of ‘The Day the Wall Came Down.’ He’ll be delighted to have the piece, as am I.” will accompany this cast.