Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
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The Legend of the West: Iconic Works from the T. Boone Pickens Collection
Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)

Judith Basin—Bronc Twister

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Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
Judith Basin—Bronc Twister
signed and dated 'CM Russell/1899' with artist's skull device (lower left)
pen and ink on paper
9 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (24.8 x 29.8 cm.)
Executed in 1899.
Provenance
Biltmore Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sotheby’s, New York, 28 November 2001, lot 191.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.

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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.

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