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Charles Marion Russell 1864-1926
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Charles Marion Russell
- An Unscheduled Stop
- signed C.M. Russell with the artist's skull device and dated 1926, l.l.
watercolor and gouache on paper
- 9 1/4 by 12 in.
- (23.5 by 30.5 cm)
Provenance
Nancy Russell, Pasadena, California (the artist's wife)
Homer E. Britzman, Pasadena, California
Hammer Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above, 1960
Homer E. Britzman, Pasadena, California
Hammer Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above, 1960
Exhibited
Pomona, California, Pomona College Art Gallery, Art of Western America, November 1949, illustrated in color p. 15
Los Angeles, California, Department of Municipal Art, City Hall, Tower Gallery; San Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; Helena, Montana, Historical Society of Montana; Great Falls, Montana, C.M. Russell Foundation, Charles M. Russell, August 1957-February 1958, no. 44, illustrated in color p. 34
Cody, Wyoming, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, 1960-62
New York, Hammer Galleries, Charles M. Russell Centennial Exhibition, Summer 1964, p. 37, illustrated (in reverse)
Los Angeles, California, Department of Municipal Art, City Hall, Tower Gallery; San Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; Helena, Montana, Historical Society of Montana; Great Falls, Montana, C.M. Russell Foundation, Charles M. Russell, August 1957-February 1958, no. 44, illustrated in color p. 34
Cody, Wyoming, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, 1960-62
New York, Hammer Galleries, Charles M. Russell Centennial Exhibition, Summer 1964, p. 37, illustrated (in reverse)
Literature
Frank M. King, Mavericks: The Salty Comments of an Old-Time Cowpuncher, Pasadena, California, 1947, illustrated in color as frontispiece
Montana: The Magazine of Western History, Autumn 1958, p. 53, illustrated in color
James D. Horan, The Great American West, a Pictorial History from Coronado to the Last Frontier, New York, 1959, p. 192, illustrated
Karl Yost and Frederic Renner, A Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles M. Russell, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1971, pp. 27, 46, 49, 60, 91, 151, 166, 254
Montana: The Magazine of Western History, Autumn 1958, p. 53, illustrated in color
James D. Horan, The Great American West, a Pictorial History from Coronado to the Last Frontier, New York, 1959, p. 192, illustrated
Karl Yost and Frederic Renner, A Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles M. Russell, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1971, pp. 27, 46, 49, 60, 91, 151, 166, 254
Condition
Very good condition; unframed: fine.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.