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Lot 46

Charles Marion Russell
(1864-1926)
Sleeping Thunder 7in high

26 February 2021, 13:00 PST
Los Angeles

Sold for US$60,312.50 inc. premium

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Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926)

Sleeping Thunder
inscribed 'CM Russell ©' with skull insignia and 'CAL BR. FOUNDRY L.A.' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
7in high
Modeled in 1901.

Footnotes

Provenance
James Graham & Sons, New York, New York.
The Patrick A. Doheny Trust, Beverly Hills, California, since 1955.

Literature
R. Stewart, Charles M. Russell: Sculptor, Fort Worth, Texas, 1944, pp. 341-44, no. R-42, another example illustrated.

While it has been estimated that as many as fourteen casts of Sleeping Thunder exist, not all casts were located at the time Rick Stewart published his book Charles M. Russell, Sculptor in 1994. At least three casts were produced by the California Art Bronze Foundry, including an example at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the present work.

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