Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)

Bear No. 2

Details

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
Bear No. 2
inscribed 'CM Russell/1925' with artist's skull device and 'Roman Bronze Works•Inc•N•Y•' (along the base)--inscribed '4/7' (under the base)
bronze with reddish-brown patina
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Modeled circa 1925; cast after 1958.

Provenance

James Graham & Sons, Inc., New York.

Literature

F.G. Renner, Charles M. Russell: Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum, New York 1974, p. 97, no. 68, another example illustrated.
R. Stewart, Charles M. Russell: Sculptor, New York, 1994, pp. 119-20, 124, 135n.228, 137n.241, another example illustrated.

Lot Essay

The present work is cast no. 4 of an edition of 7 cast after 1958. There are at least 14 casts in total, all produced after the artist's lifetime. The original plaster model is included in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

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