November 3-4, 2017 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/3/2017
This bronze is on a marble base measuring 32” in length and approximately 14” tall. Features an early pioneer on horseback with two back horses loaded with game and gear and pulling a covered wagon. It is in very good condition. An extremely early recast having been in the consignors possession for nearly 35 years. There are a couple high spot areas of wear but overall extremely handsome with patina. Very detailed. Charles Marion Russell (March 19, 1864 – October 24, 1926); also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and "Kid" Russell; was an artist of the Old American West. Russell created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the Western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. Known as 'the cowboy artist,' Russell was also a storyteller and author. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex located in Great Falls, Montana, houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts. Other major collections are held at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Russell's mural titled Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flathead Indians hangs in the state capitol building in Helena, Montana. Russell's 1918 painting Piegans sold for $5.6 million at a 2005 auction.