103148 | NEW ZEALAND. "Pacific Rim" openwork cast bronze Medal.

103148  |  NEW ZEALAND & UNITED STATES. "Pacific Rim" openwork cast bronze Medal. Issued 2001 (117mm, 238.11 g). By Jim Wheeler at Art Works Studio Ltd in Auckland.

 

Five-petalled frangipani blossom within a circular band, with the back stamped 5/25 and with the artist's personal mark. Edge: Plain.

 

As Made. Light brown surfaces. Very rare and impressive, with an astounding tactile nature serially numbered 5 of just 25 made.

 

Ex David Nicholas Silich Collection, Part II (acquired from Simmons Gallery, 2002).

 

The artist of this exotic piece, Jim Wheeler, was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina in 1952 and moved to New Zealand in 1981. According to Wheeler, "...Pacific Rim was part of an international touring exhibition entitled Pacific Rim – Te Pae Te Moananui a Kiwa, shown in Auckland, Christchurch, London, and New York between 2001 and 2004."

 

Upload: 16 June 2025.