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Gold Always Comes With a Price
Specifications:
20″H x 18″W x 11″D
Edition of 30
Price:
$6,800
Scott’s Piece Description
Whether moiled out of the ground nugget by nugget, traded in kind for services rendered, purchased as coin in a speculation venture or schemed after in robbery gold always comes with a price. Be it bodily aches and pains, the sweet sleep of the honest laborer, anxious nights of unrest – all are had for the taking.
Before the 1900’s, there wasn’t an FDIC to insure bank deposits. Outlaws truly held a town’s monetary wealth at risk in thieving its gold, paper notes or coin. Communities were easily devastated and could take years to recover from selfish acts of robbery from banks, stagecoaches or mining companies.
Often, photographic images recorded those involved in “the hunt” for men and gold. I desired to depict a lawman, who with the aid of some folks in town were successful in retrieving stolen gold, and from the looks of things, the outlaws paid the price – or shortly will.
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Curator Review
Scott Rogers’ Gold Always Comes With a Price is a striking tableau that captures the moral gravity of frontier justice. This sculpture is more than a moment frozen in time—it’s a meditation on consequence, camaraderie, and the high stakes of the Old West. With six figures, each meticulously composed, Rogers orchestrates a scene that pulses with narrative tension.
The central lawman, standing tall with arm extended across his compatriots’ shoulders, anchors the group with quiet resolve. His stance, along with the others’, draws the viewer’s eye in a circular rhythm around the composition—from the seated figures bracketing the base to the weathered men at center. The luggage and bundles placed in front serve as a visual metaphor: the literal weight of recovered gold juxtaposed with the figurative weight of justice.
Rogers’ sculptural technique—textural and expressive—invites close viewing. The subtleties in facial expressions, stances, and even the folds of clothing reveal a masterful understanding of gesture and storytelling. The artist’s decision to render some figures in suits and others in cowboy attire speaks to the cooperative fabric of frontier towns, where bankers and ranch hands alike might unite in pursuit of law and order.
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