Live Auction 16424Property from the Estate of Eugene V. Thaw
Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
Lot 205

Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)

Bear No. 2

Closed30 October 2018

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Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)
Bear No. 2
inscribed 'CM Russell/1925' with artist's skull device and 'Roman Bronze Works•Inc•N•Y•' (along the base)--inscribed '4/7' (under the base)
bronze with reddish-brown patina
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Modeled circa 1925; cast after 1958.

James Graham & Sons, Inc., New York.

Specialist note

The present work is cast no. 4 of an edition of 7 cast after 1958. There are at least 14 casts in total, all produced after the artist's lifetime. The original plaster model is included in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.