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C.M. Russell (1864-1926) The Round Up Bronze

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
C.M. Russell (1864-1926) The Round Up Bronze
Featured in this lot is a bronze sculpture called "The Roundup" by American artist C.M. Russell who was born in 1864 and died in 1926. Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) who was also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and "Kid" Russell; was an artist of the Old American West. Russell created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the Western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. Known as 'the cowboy artist,' Russell was also a storyteller and author. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex located in Great Falls, Montana, houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts. Other major collections are held at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Russell's mural titled Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flathead Indians hangs in the state capitol building in Helena, Montana. Russell's 1918 painting Piegans sold for $5.6 million at a 2005 auction. The bronze features a cowboy roping one of two steers running away from him while he pulls his dally. The bronze is marked 'C.M. Russell' on the bronze base of the sculpture. The bronze is mounted on a marble base with a brass plaque that reads as follows: The Round Up - C.M. Russell. The overall condition of this bronze sculpture is good with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this bronze sculpture are 14" x 16 1/4" x 8".*