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Property from the Racine Art Museum, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
CHARLES MARION RUSSELL (1864-1926)
'Nobleman of the Plains'
Details
CHARLES MARION RUSSELL (1864-1926)
'Nobleman of the Plains'
inscribed 'CM Russell' and with artist's skull device (on the base)--inscribed 'Nelli Art Bronze Works/LA' (on the base)
bronze with brown patina
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
'Nobleman of the Plains'
inscribed 'CM Russell' and with artist's skull device (on the base)--inscribed 'Nelli Art Bronze Works/LA' (on the base)
bronze with brown patina
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
George Gorton, III, Racine, Wisconsin.
By bequest to the present owner from the above, 1964.
By bequest to the present owner from the above, 1964.
Literature
R. Stewart, Amon Carter Museum, Charles M. Russell: Sculptor, Fort Worth, Texas, 1994, p. 393, no. B-18, another example illustrated.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is attributed to Charles Marion Russell. This model was conceived by Russell but posthumously cast.