Lot Essay
The present work has been assigned number CR.PC.544 by the Charles M. Russell Catalogue Raisonné Committee.
As a young man, Charles Marion Russell worked as a cowboy in the Judith Basin, an unsettled area in west central Montana. Russell's years here would be pivotal to the artist's career and helped him earn the reputation as the Cowboy Artist.
As a young man, Charles Marion Russell worked as a cowboy in the Judith Basin, an unsettled area in west central Montana. Russell's years here would be pivotal to the artist's career and helped him earn the reputation as the Cowboy Artist.