Prize-winning art rounded up for Russell Museum auction March 20
Charles M. Russell drew this pen and ink picture of ‘The Medicine Man #3’ in 1909. The signed work, 22 1/4 inches by 19 1/4 inches, has an $80,000-$85,000 estimate. Image courtesy C.M. Russell Museum.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – It’s Western Art Week in Great Falls and The Russell: The Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum will be a highlight on Saturday, March 20. The auction of Western American Art, including works from deceased and living artists painting and sculpting the American West, will begin at 11 a.m. Mountain.
Bidders attending the sale pay $125, which will include brunch and a printed catalog. Or you may view the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com
An original work by the event’s namesake, a pen and ink on paper titled The Medicine Man #3, is expected to sell for $80,000-$85,000. It is signed C.M. Russell along with the artist’s skull cipher and dated 1909.
Sculpture includes a painted bronze by Jay Contway titled Turning’Em North, which depicts cowboys on a cattle drive. The 30-inch-long work has a $100,000-$125-000.
Another highlight is a charming oil on board of an Indian girl, Wi-pon and the Poppies, by Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937). The 24- by 13-inch painting done in 1921 carries a $65,000-$70,000 estimate.
For details call the museum at 406-727-8787.
View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
Click here to view The Russell: The Sale To Benefit The C.M. Russell Museum’s complete catalog.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Jay Contway’s bronze titled ‘Turning ’Em North’ is 30 inches long. No. 5 in an edition of eight, the tableau drives a $100,000-$125,000 estimate. Image courtesy C.M. Russell Museum.
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952) painted ‘Valley of the Wild Horses’ a year before he died. The signed 16- by 20-inch oil on canvas has a $70,000-$80,000 estimate. Image courtesy C.M. Russell Museum.
Gordon Snidow’s ‘A Cowboy’s Best Friend’ is expected to fetch $65,000-$70,000. The gouache on board measures 27 inches by 34 inches. Image courtesy C.M. Russell Museum.
Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937) painted ‘Wi-pon and the Poppies’ in 1921. The signed oil on board is 24 inches by 13 inches and has a $65,000-$70,000 estimate. C.M. Russell Museum.
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