Live Auction 11735Visions of the West: American Paintings from the William I. Koch Collection
Andy Thomas (b. 1957)
Lot 57

Andy Thomas (b. 1957)

Blackfeet and the Mountain Men

Closed21 May 2015

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Andy Thomas (b. 1957)
Blackfeet and the Mountain Men
signed 'Andy Thomas' (lower right)--signed again, dated '01/2011' and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)

Scottsdale Art Auction, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2 April 2011, lot 288.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

"Piegan Blackfeet Indians and a band of fur trappers entangle in a fierce running fight in a mountain meadow. The Blackfeet were a powerful, warlike tribe and the fur traders were alert to any contact with them.

When the artist George Catlin was painting the portrait of Blackfoot Pe-toh-pee-kiss (Eagle Rib) in 1832, he bragged of eight scalps he had taken from trappers and traders, which adorned the clothing he wore while posing." - Andy Thomas