Charles Marion Russell
AMERICAN (1864 -1926)
Finding the Gold that Made Virginia City Famous
Circa 1911
Pen and Ink
14 x 11 inches
Signed lower left: CMR
Provenance:
The Frederic G. Renner Collection
Private Collection; circa 1990 - present
Illustrated:
Strahorn, Carrie Adell; Fifteen Thousand Miles By Stage, page 99, 1911.
Phoenix Art Museum; Charles M. Russell, The Frederic G. Renner Collection, page 10, 1981.
Note:
This drawing commemorates the discovery of gold on Alder Creek, May 26, 1863, one of the greatest strikes in Montana history.
A letter of authenticity by Ginger K. Renner dated April 13, 1990 accompanies this work.