(CUSTER GEORGE ARMSTRONG) Out West In Washington

Sale 2163 - Lot 115

Price Realized: $ 270

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

(CUSTER, GEORGE ARMSTRONG?) Out West / In Washington. Pen and ink drawing on paper, 10 x 12 inches; small remnants of cello tape mounts on upper corners, several short tears along lower edge with cello tape repairs on verso, moderate creasing and soiling. Np, nd

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Depicts two contrasting scenes. On the left is a desperate unit of U.S. soldiers on an open plain, surrounded by attacking Indians on horses. The scene was likely inspired by news of Custer's last stand at the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn. On the right is a different group of officers at a society reception in Washington, far removed from the battlefield. This drawing was apparently done in the late 19th century, although the artist and the date are unknown. It was exhibited at the 1968 "Custer's Last" exhibit at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX, as the property of Lewis Ferbrache.