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Charles M. Russell (1864 – 1926)
Right Then’s Where the Ball Opens (circa 1925)
pen & ink on paper
9.25 × 15.25 inches
signed lower left

Right Then’s Where the Ball Opens is recorded in the C. M. Russell Catalogue Raisonné as reference number CR.DR.73.

VERSO
Label, Historical Society of Montana
Exhibition label, Fine Arts Gallery, Oct 1-12, 1957
Exhibition label, Trigg-C.M. Russell Foundation
Exhibition label, California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Exhibition label, Department of Municipal Art, Los Angeles

PROVENANCE
Nancy Russell, Pasadena, CA
Homer E. Britzman, Los Angeles, CA
Hammer Bros., New York, NY. by 1957
The Estate of Carol C. Maguire, Guilford, CT 1957
Present owners, by descent

EXHIBITED
Department of Municipal Art, Los Angeles, CA, Tower Gallery, Aug 29-Sept 13, 1957
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, Sept 19-28, 1957
C. M. Russell Exhibition, Historical Society of Montana, State Museum, Oct 1-12 1957
Trigg-C. M. Russell Foundation, Great Falls, MT, Oct 14-26, 1957
Calgary Allied Art Council, Calgary, Nov 1-17, 1957
The New York Historical Society, Dec 17, 1957-Feb 2, 1958

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Charles M. Russell

1864 – 1926

Right Then’s Where the Ball Opens (circa 1925)
pen & ink on paper
9.25 × 15.25 inches
signed lower left
Sold at Auction: $71,400
Condition ReportAs viewed through glass. Paper appears to be in good condition. Slight crease in paper in upper-right corner. 1/8” (diameter – approximately) stain in upper-right corner, at edge of mat. Several small spots of discoloration around horse.

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