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Fred Fellows (born 1934) My Saddle 7 3/4in high (Modeled in 1983.) image 1
Fred Fellows (born 1934) My Saddle 7 3/4in high (Modeled in 1983.) image 2
Lot 272

Fred Fellows
(born 1934)
My Saddle 7 3/4in high

8 – 15 February 2019, 17:00 PST
Online, Los Angeles

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Fred Fellows (born 1934)

My Saddle
inscribed 'CA / Fellows' and '50/100' (on the underside)
bronze with dark brown patina
7 3/4in high
Modeled in 1983.

Footnotes

Provenance
The Peacock Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1983.

Literature
S.H. McGarry, Honoring The Western Tradition: The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection, Kerrville, Texas, 2003, p. 292.

The artist once wrote on the present work:

"A cowboy's saddle is just about his most important piece of equipment. Along with his bed, leggings, spurs and assorted bits, it pretty much rounds out the average cowboy's working gear. A saddle used on the big cow ranches or in the arena generally reflects a cowboy's tastes as to style and finish. The country a man works in and the people he admires has a lot to do with the cut of his gear.

A saddle can have any number of trees from the Bowman to the Wade. It can have round or square skirts, be tooled or basket stamped. One thing for sure, whether used for working outside or in the arena it has to have a seat in it and it has got to be made to take a lot of abuse.

This bronze sculpture is of the saddle that I use for team roping and have used on the 06 Ranch at Alpine, Texas. It was made for me by Kalispell, Montana saddlemaker [sic], Earl Twist in 1979. It has a Bowman tree with a 13 inch swell, 15 1/2 inch seat and a 3 1/2 cantle. The saddle is full hand tooled with an inlaid quilted seat. I had Earl put a small pocket on the rear skirt to carry an extra horseshoe, some nails and a Swiss army knife.

I wish I had a nickel for every steer I have turned back in this saddle and it is just as good as the day it was made. I would just like to figure out a way to spend a little more time in it."1

1 Fred Fellows, My Saddle, n.d.

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