Jun 21, 2016 - Sale 2420

Sale 2420 - Lot 14

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(AMERICAN INDIANS--ART.) Remington, M.M.; after Rinehart. Portrait of Chief Wolf Robe. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 9 inches to sight, signed by the artist; in original frame with gift inscription by the artist's brother on verso. Np, 1912
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This painting was done after a well-known 1898 photograph by Frank Rinehart of a Cheyenne named Wolf Robe (circa 1840-1910). Wolf Robe played a role in the 1889 Cherokee Commission which helped form Oklahoma Territory, for which he was awarded the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal. It can be seen resting on his chest in this painting. The artist was an accomplished amateur named Mabel Marguerite Remington (1890-1958) of Fenton, MI; it is inscribed on the frame verso by her brother Lloyd R. Remington (1892-1991).