David Wright, The Long Knife, Original Graphite Drawing, 1991

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An original graphite on paper drawing titled The Long Knife by David Wright, dated 1991. The composition depicts a frontiersman in buckskin attire and a hat, positioned with a long rifle. Four hunting hounds are shown surrounding the figure in a field of grass. The piece contains several handwritten inscriptions in the lower right: The Long Knife, J. Dennis, known as Nightstalker from a fellow long shirt, and the signature David Wright 91 with a copyright symbol. The drawing is double-matted in neutral tones and set within a carved wooden frame featuring beaded and rope-twist borders.
31.75 x 23.75 inches

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41 x 33 x 4 in

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6 lb

David Wright, The Long Knife, Original Graphite Drawing, 1991

Lot 0145

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