2015 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 527 / 290  •  View Catalog  •   • 

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George Catlin (1796 – 1872)
Catching the Wild Horse (Plate 4)
lithograph on paper, original hand color
12 × 17.5 inches
drawn by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague, London, 1844
Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skins (Plate 13)
lithograph on paper, original hand color
12 × 17.5 inches
drawn by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague, London, 1844
Buffalo Hunt on Snow Shoes (Plate 15)
lithograph on paper, original hand color
12 × 17.5 inches
drawn by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague, London, 1844

These lithographs are from Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America.

PROVENANCE
Goodspeed Book Store, Boston, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Makman, Kalispell, MT, 1970s

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George Catlin

1796 – 1872

Catching the Wild Horse (Plate 4)
lithograph on paper, original hand color
12 × 17.5 inches
drawn by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague, London, 1844
Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skins (Plate 13)
lithograph on paper, original hand color
12 × 17.5 inches
drawn by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague, London, 1844
Buffalo Hunt on Snow Shoes (Plate 15)
lithograph on paper, original hand color
12 × 17.5 inches
drawn by McGahey, printed by Day & Hague, London, 1844
Sold at Auction: $15,210
Condition ReportCatching the Wild Horse: As viewed through glass, paper appears in good condition. 1/2” vertical tear lower right corner. Two spots of foxing upper left at edge of frame.

Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skins: As viewed through glass, paper appears in excellent condition. Eleven specks of foxing in sky.

Buffalo Hunt on Snow Shoes: As viewed through glass, paper appears in good condition. Nine spots of foxing right hand side.

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