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Dan 'Cody' Muller "Pay Day" Oil On Canvas

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Dan 'Cody' Muller  Pay Day  Oil On Canvas
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Dan 'Cody' Muller (1899-1977) "Pay Day", 24" x 30" Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Dan Mueller was born in Choteau Montana on October 11, 1889 to Carl and Augusta Muller. Carl Muller was a quarter-blood Piegan Blackfoot and a freelance scout in Dakota with Buffalo Bill Cody. Muller was raised on the Cross-Up Ranch. He was influenced toward art by meeting Charles M. Russell and was discouraged by his teachers from taking formal art lessons so as to protect his personal style. He travelling in Buffalo Bill shows in 1911-1912 while continuing to draw and paint. In 1917 Muller rode from Canada to Mexico befofre setttling in Elko Nevada. "Many of Muller's firsthand experiences in the Old West are depicted in his oils, watercolors and pastels. He work is done in a documentary style , which is punctuated with great authenticity. He was careful to portray exact detail in the clothing and gear of his subjects, as well as in the background scenes. He also had a keen knowledge of horseflesh. His paintings are owned by museums and private collectors throughout the United States, Canada and South America." (Dorothy Harmsen, 1977, American Western Art).