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2014 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 28213 / 302  •  View Catalog  •   • 

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Charles M. Russell (1864 – 1926)
Bear with a Jug
bronze
5.5 inches high
inscribed in back of base: C M R [skull] on base edge: R.B.W.

An original 1995 letter from Ginger K. Renner authenticating this as a lifetime cast will accompany the lot.

PROVENANCE:
Col. R. L. Harrison, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1940s
Private Collection, by descent

LITERATURE:
Frederic G. Renner, Charles M. Russell: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum (New York, NY : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1984), page 72, example illustrated
Rick Stewart, Charles M. Russell Sculptor (Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1994), pages 274-276, example illustrated

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Charles M. Russell

1864 – 1926

Bear with a Jug
bronze
5.5 inches high
inscribed in back of base: C M R [skull] on base edge: R.B.W.
Sold at Auction: $18,720
Condition Report

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