Artist After Charles [Charlie] Marion Russell
Title Ambush of a Pack Train
Media oil on canvas
Size 24.5 x 35 in. / 62.2 x 88.9 cm.

Notes
bears artist's name lower left; in hand carved frame

Reference
lot includes a copy of letter stating 'this painting was examined by Mr. and Mrs. F.G. Renner of Paradise Valley AZ and Doctor Morgan, former curator of the Montana Historical Museum at Helena, Montana' which was attached to the back of this painting

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist After Charles [Charlie] Marion Russell
Title The Snake Priest
Media bronze sculpture
Dated 1914
Size 3.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 in. / 8.9 x 21.6 x 11.4 cm.

Notes
signed and dated along bottom; on wooden plint measuring [1.5 x 9.75 x 6 in]

Reference
lot includes Charlie Russell and the First Calgary Stampede by Brian W. Dippie and Lorain Lounsberry, published by Glenbow Museum, 2012

Provenance
from the Estate of Dr. Joan Snyder, a prominent Calgary philanthropist; proceeds from this work will help fulfill Joan's wishes to support the University of Calgary. To read more about Dr. Joan Snyder, visit the University of Calgary's Memoriam
Estimate CAD$150-$250