2023 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 78
78
Charles M. Russell (1864 – 1926)
Packhorse
pen and ink on paper
10.75 × 8.25 inches
19 × 16 × 2 inches (framed)
signed lower left
Two original letters from Nancy Russell to Mrs. Vaught and a vintage postcard featuring Packhorse will accompany the lot. Charles M. Russell aided the Vaught’s in naming their Diamond Hitch Ranch in Belton, Montana. Packhorse was gifted to the Vaught’s and was used on their Diamond Hitch Ranch stationery and letterhead.
PROVENANCE
The artist
Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Vaught, Belton, Montana
Present owner, by descent