2021 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 122
122
W. Steve Seltzer (b. 1945)
Along the Birdtail Route (2021)
oil on canvas
24 × 36 inches
signed lower right
According to the artist, “The Birdtail, a well traveled route in early Montana territory, was named after the prominent geographical landmark that could be seen for miles in every direction. The campsite is a new one for this band of Native Americans, on their way to a well known Pishkun near the Great Falls of the Missouri to gather buffalo meat and hides. Several scouts have recently returned from a reconnaissance trip to determine the potential for trouble from ‘unfriendlies’ that might be in the vicinity.”