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Clarence Cuts the Rope "Crazy Horse Saloon" -'75

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Clarence Cuts the Rope  Crazy Horse Saloon  -'75
Featured in this lot is this oil on board called "Crazy Horse Saloon," circa 1975 by Montana artist Clarence Cuts the Rope born in 1935 and died in 2000. Clarence Basil Cuts the Rope (1935 - 2000) was active/lived in Montana. Clarence Cuts the Rope is known for Native American, landscape painting. Wells Fargo asked to donate Cuts The Rope painting to Hays center. A number of locals, including the son of famed Hays-based artist Clarence Cuts The Rope, have asked Wells Fargo executives to donate a large painting, done by Cuts The Rope, to be hung in the new Hays community center when it is completed. The painting was one of two commissioned by the bank in 1982 (it was Bank of Montana at that time). Clarence Cuts The Rope died in 2000. The oil painting shows a snowy winter scene outside of Crazy Horse Saloon with a horse tied to the hitching post and includes business nearby that shows: Huffmans Portraits Natn'l Park and N.P. Views - Meat Market - Chinese Laundry. The oil painting shows the artist signature in the bottom left hand corner and is dated '1975'. The condition of this oil on board is good with no obvious signs of damage to the artwork and shows some wear to the frame but otherwise shows good overall condition. The measurements of this framed oil on board is 28 1/8" x 23 1/8" and the visible artwork measures 23 1/4" x 17 1/2".