Charles Marion Russell
1864-1926
1864-1926
WHEN THE BEST OF RIDERS QUIT
LOT SOLD.
352,000 USD
Details & Cataloguing
Charles Marion Russell
1864-1926
1864-1926
WHEN THE BEST OF RIDERS QUIT
inscribed CM Russell with the artist's skull device and with the Roman Bronze Works N-Y- foundry mark
bronze, brown patina
height: 14 1/2 in.
(36.8 cm)
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bronze, brown patina
height: 14 1/2 in.
(36.8 cm)
Provenance
Arnold K. Fitger (acquired directly from the artist), circa 1925
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner
Literature
Rick Stewart, Charles M. Russell: Sculptor, Fort Worth, Texas, 1994, pp. 78, 83, 131, 239, illustrations of other examples pp. 234-238
Catalogue Note
According to Rick Stewart, When the Best of Riders Quit was modeled in 1921-22; approximately 15 lifetime casts were executed.
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