Life-size sculpture to go to foundry in April; maquette size also to be sold
My newest sculpture depicts a prospector learning the meaning of “Be careful what you wish for.”
Eureka (What Now) by Craig Bergsgaard
Full size:
Dimensions 75” tall with base (life size), Edition of 15, Price is $27,000 pre-cast / $35,000 cast
Maquette:
Dimensions 27” tall with base, Edition of 21, Price is $2,400 precast / $3,400 cast
Prospectors endured hardships before they struck it rich…and sometimes afterward, too
Fearing vigilante “justice”
Few things could cause an argument to erupt over the ownership of a stake than a hungry prospector actually finding a big chunk of “the yellow.”
In Eureka (What Now) , we see our hero the moment after his initial elation has passed – and he realizes that his troubles are only beginning.
Detail of "Eureka (What Now)" by Craig Bergsgaard
A story oft told
Over a dozen areas of America (or soon-to-be America) experienced “gold fever”
The scene portrayed in Eureka (What Now) was likely told hundreds of times across the 18th and 19th centuries in all of these areas that experienced their own gold rushes:
- Cabarrus County, North Carolina, 1799
- Georgia, 1828
- California, 1848
- Pikes Peak, Colorado, 1859
- Northern Nevada, 1850–1934
- Idaho (aka the Fort Colville Gold Rush), 1860
- Bannack, Montana, 1862
- Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming, 1874–1878
- Eastern Oregon, 1860s–1870s
- Bodie, California, 1876
- Cripple Creek, Colorado, 1891
- Mount Baker, Washington, 1897–1920’s
- Nome, Alaska, 1898–99
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Order your version of Eureka (Now What) today at the precast price for a substantial savings
Save $1,000 on the maquette and $8,000 on the life-size if you order during precast pricing.
The life-size will be ready for installation beginning in September and the maquette will be ready for delivery in July.
Please contact me by email or call my assistant Amy at 602-510-3662 to reserve yours today.