Lot Essay
The present work was featured as the lead illustration for "The Pride of the Lazy L," a story about two cowboys who settle a bet through a cutting match.
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Me and Ol' Beanbelly, We Was Sure Cuttin' 'Em, Weren't We?
Details
Harvey T. Dunn (1884-1952)
Me and Ol' Beanbelly, We Was Sure Cuttin' 'Em, Weren't We?
signed and dated 'H-T-Dunn-1911.' (lower left)--inscribed 'The Pride of the Lazy L' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
14¾ x 36 in. (37.5 x 91.4 cm.)
Me and Ol' Beanbelly, We Was Sure Cuttin' 'Em, Weren't We?
signed and dated 'H-T-Dunn-1911.' (lower left)--inscribed 'The Pride of the Lazy L' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
14¾ x 36 in. (37.5 x 91.4 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1960s.
Literature
George Pattullo, "The Pride of the Lazy L," The Saturday Evening Post, September 2, 1911, pp. 16-17, 50, illustrated.