Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2547BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 20, 2011 12:00PM
Description:
Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926)
Weapons of the Weak
Signed and ciphered "C M Russell [Buffalo Skull]" and marked "ROMAN BRONZE
WORKS N-Y-" within the cast on the reverse.
Bronze with dark brown patina, 5 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (14.6 x 14.9 x 14.0 cm).
Condition: Surface grime.
Provenance: Acquired by Clark University English Professor Dr. Loring Holmes Dodd (American, 1879-1968); gift to his godson, c. 1968; private New England collection by family descent.
N.B. This title was originally modeled in 1921, and cast c. 1922-1928.
Estimate $20,000-25,000
No additional condition issues to report.