2016 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 9
9
Charles M. Russell (1864 – 1926)
The Bronc
pencil on paper
7.5 × 4.5 inches
Three Illustrated Letters with Envelopes
[Cowboy on Horse and Indian]
(1949)letter 9.5 × 7.25 inches, envelope 4 × 7.5 inches
signed lower right
[Crow and Burro] (1948)
letter 10.5 × 7 inches, envelope 3.25 × 7.5 inches
signed lower right
[Cowboy and Buffalo] (1949)
letter 10.25 × 7 inches, envelope 4.25 × 5.5 inches
CHARLES M. RUSSELL (1864-1926)
The Bronc
Written at top, “For Bob Griffen, a pencil sketch by Chas. M. Russell. One of the many I fished out of the coal bucket in Russell’s studio, between 1916 and 1926. Joe De Yong.”
PROVENANCE
The Artist
Joe De Yong, gifted to
Bob Griffen, Reno, NV Paul Elcano, Sr., Reno, NV
Present owner, by descent
OLAF C. SELTZER (1877-1957)
Three Illustrated Letters with Envelopes
PROVENANCE
The Artist
Bob Griffen, Reno, NV
Paul Elcano, Sr., Reno, NV
Present owner, by descent