Western Art Highlights of A Collector’s Passion: The James B. Scoville Collection

HIGHLIGHTS FROM A COLLECTOR’S PASSION: THE JAMES SCOVILLE COLLECTION OF WESTERN ART OCTOBER 10, 2019 SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS, ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONDITION REPORTS OF ALL LOTS AT COWANS.COM

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C. M. RUSSELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1926) PEN AND INK WITH WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Inspection of a Permit signed and dated; with C.M. Russell, his buffalo skull monogram, and the personal salutation, Best Wishes to My Friends the Go-a-longs (sight) 10.5 x 7.25 in.; (framed) 20 x 16.5 in.

1910 Over the course of his long career, Russell depicted subjects from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police many times. Their well-advertised courage, and their colorful bright red attire undoubtedly appealed to his sense of drama; and having spent his life close to the Canadian border and wintered with the Bloods in that country, he was certainly familiar with their service.

It is thought that Russell’s sentiments to “the Go-a-longs” refers to his friendship with Alexis (Lex) Godillot (1887-1948) a Canadian Mountie.

According to a 1993 letter from the Force Historian, Dr. William Beahen, Godillot (Regimental Number 4947) was engaged in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on September 21, 1909 at Regina, Saskatchewan. He was 23 years old and gave his next-of-kin as his father, John F. Godillot of Westport, Connecticut. He left the Mounties in 1911 in order to care for his ailing father.

He last contacted the Mounties in 1924 and listed his residence as Westport.

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Included in the extensive collection file compiled by Scoville is a letter from noted Russell authority the late Frederic G. Renner, dated April 13, 1983 expressing the following: To Whom It May Concern: I have personally examined the watercolor and pen drawing of a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman in conversation with a mounted Indian, both men with rifles across their saddles, the M.P. examining a paper, probably the Indian’s permission to be hunting off the reservation. Signed, “Best wishes to my friends the Go-alongs C M Russell (skull) 1910,” size 8 x 11 inches.

In my judgement this drawing is unquestionably an original work by Charles Marion Russell.”

Provenance: Alexis Godillot, Connecticut Harold Von Schmidt, Connecticut Joe Berlin Fine Art, Montana Published: Reed, Walter. Harold Von Schmidt Draws and Paints the Old West (1972: 33) Dippie, Brian W. ed. Charles M. Russell, Word Painter: Letters 1887-1926 (1993: 146). $80,000 - $120,000

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C. M. RUSSELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1926) PEN AND INK WITH COLOR ON PAPER Looking for Trouble signed lower right (sight) 6.75 x 4.75 in.; (framed) 14 x 11 in. $15,000 - $25,000

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HARVEY DUNN (AMERICAN, 1884-1952) OIL ON CANVAS A Journey in the Badlands signed and dated lower right (sight) 35.5 x 23 in.; (framed) 41.5 x 29.5 in.

1920 Provenance: Joe Berlin Fine Art, Montana $15,000 - $25,000

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FRANK STICK (AMERICAN, 1884-1966) OIL ON CANVAS untitled, hunter with dog signed lower right (sight) 27.25 x 39.25 in.; (framed) 34.25 x 46.25 in.

Provenance: Safari Outfitters, Ltd., Connecticut $10,000 - $15,000

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FRANK STICK (AMERICAN, 1884-1966) OIL ON CANVAS Back with the Goods signed lower right (sight) 35.5 x 26.5 in.; (framed) 39.5 x 30.5 in.

Provenance: Jay and Ellen Carter Antiques, Indiana $10,000 - $20,000

FRANK SCHOONOVER (AMERICAN, 1877-1972) OIL ON CANVAS Keep a Good Two Yards Ahead signed lower right (sight) 36.5 x 23.5 in.; (framed) 40 x 27 in.

Provenance: Simon Lieberman, New York $10,000 - $15,000

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W.H.D. KOERNER (GERMAN, 1878-1938) OIL ON CANVAS Two Men in a Canoe signed and dated lower right (unframed) 40 x 24 in.

1931 Published: Williams, Ben Ames. “The Crutile” in The Saturday Evening Post. Vol. 204: No. 9 (August 29, 1931): pg. 4.

Provenance: The Uplands Gallery, Vermont $20,000 - $30,000

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R.F. ZOGBAUM (AMERICAN, 1849-1925) PEN AND INK ON PAPER Frontier Sketches: The Trooper signed lower right (sight) 8 x 5.75 in.; (framed) 16.75 x 15.75 in.

1903 Provenance: American Art Galleries, Ltd., Illinois $1,000 - $1,500

RAEBURN VAN BUREN (AMERICAN, 1891-1987) PENCIL ON PAPER Bullin’ Back signed lower left (sight) 13.5 x 17.75 in.; (framed) 17.5 x 21.75 in.

1924 $600 - $800

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RICHARD BISHOP (AMERICAN, 1887-1975) OIL ON CANVAS untitled, three ducks signed and dated lower right (sight) 15.25 x 11.25 in.; (framed) 20.25 x 16.25 in.

1946 Provenance: John C. Veenschoten Gallery, Pennsylvania $2,500 - $3,500

LEONARD REEDY (AMERICAN, 1899-1956) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Indians Attacking Buffalo signed and dated lower right (sight) 19.75 x 12.75 in.; (framed) 27.25 x 20.5 in.

1935 Provenance: George Gund Collection, Ohio Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York $1,500 - $2,500

OSCAR A. STROBEL (AMERICAN, 1891-1967) GOUACHE ON PAPER Cattle Drive signed lower left (sight) 17.75 x 14 in.; (framed) 30.25 x 26 in. $600 - $800

LEONARD REEDY (AMERICAN, 1899-1956) OIL ON CANVAS Roping Wild Horses signed lower left (sight) 29.25 x 24.5 in.; (framed) 38 x 33 in. $1,500 - $2,500

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CARL RUNGIUS (GERMAN, 1869-1959) DRYPOINT ETCHING Above Timberline signed lower right, dedicated lower left To Florence White from C.R. (unframed) 14 x 11 in. $3,000 - $4,000

CARL RUNGIUS (GERMAN, 1869-1959) DRYPOINT ETCHING The Family signed lower right; pasted descriptive labels on verso (unframed) 13.5 x 10 in. $3,000 - $5,000

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CARL RUNGIUS (GERMAN, 1869-1959) DRYPOINT ETCHING On the Skyline signed lower right; dedicated lower left, To Florence White from C.R. (unframed) 14.25 x 10.75 in. $3,000 - $4,000

CARL RUNGIUS (GERMAN, 1869-1959) DRYPOINT ETCHING Scanning the Horizon signed lower right; dedicated lower left Selected for Florence White, C.R. (unframed) 15 x 11 in. $2,000 - $4,000

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