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Deborah Butterfield — Argus
Deborah Butterfield

Argus

1996

Argus is a large scale outdoor bronze sculpture by Deborah Butterfield depicting a horse constructed entirely from interwoven branch and driftwood forms cast in bronze. The sculpture captures Butterfield's signature approach of assembling found organic materials to evoke the gestural energy and quiet presence of the horse. The work is displayed on a circular concrete plinth in an outdoor garden setting, where the open skeletal structure interacts dynamically with light and the surrounding landscape. Butterfield is internationally recognized as one of the most important sculptors working in figurative animal subject matter in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Medium
Bronze
Spotted At
Public Space

Notes

Ownership status recorded as 'spotted'. Work is installed outdoors on a circular concrete plinth in a landscaped garden, likely a public or institutional setting. Butterfield is known for casting actual found wood and driftwood in bronze to create her horse sculptures, giving them an organic and skeletal appearance.

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Deborah Butterfield, Argus, 1996

Argus is a large scale outdoor bronze sculpture by Deborah Butterfield depicting a horse constructed entirely from interwoven branch and driftwood forms cast in bronze. The sculpture captures Butterfield's signature approach of assembling found organic materials to evoke the gestural energy and quiet presence of the horse. The work is displayed on a circular concrete plinth in an outdoor garden setting, where the open skeletal structure interacts dynamically with light and the surrounding landscape. Butterfield is internationally recognized as one of the most important sculptors working in figurative animal subject matter in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Medium
Bronze
Year
1996

Related themes

Bronze, Living Artist, 20th Century, Blue Chip, Equine, American, Sculpture, Large Format, Nature, Female Artist, Figurative, Contemporary, Outdoor Sculpture

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