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Winold Reiss (1886 – 1953)
Little Plume (#14)
pastel on paper
39.75 × 26.25 inches
signed lower left

From Blackfeet Indians: “Little Plume—A Pecunnie brave. The background is a good example of the Indian picture-writing. By such drawings they expressed the most important exploits of their lives.”

PROVENANCE
The Artist
Louis W. Hill, Pres., Great Northern Railway
Property from a Private Collection

LITERATURE
Frank B. Linderman, Blackfeet Indians (St. Paul, MN: Great Northern Railway, 1935), page 42, illustrated

25

Winold Reiss

1886 – 1953

Little Plume (#14)
pastel on paper
39.75 × 26.25 inches
signed lower left
Sold at Auction: $76,050