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Charles M. Russell (1864 – 1926)
Friend King Letter (1914)
watercolor and ink on paper
8.25 × 12.5 inches
signed lower right, dated upper left

Friend King Letter is recorded in the C. M. Russell Catalogue Raisonné as reference number CR.ILU.245.

PROVENANCE
The Artist
Charles S. King (recipient of the letter), Scarsdale, NY, 1914
Present owner, by descent

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Charles M. Russell

1864 – 1926

Friend King Letter (1914)
watercolor and ink on paper
8.25 × 12.5 inches
signed lower right, dated upper left
Sold at Auction: $117,000
Condition ReportAs viewed through glass, paper is heavily yellowed. Vertical crease in the center and a horizontal crease on the left side below the watercolor. Several small holes on the right side of the letter and two repaired holes on the left side.

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