A watercolor of two armed White men with the spoils of a hunt at a camp looking at a Native American in the distance.

A detail of a watercolor of two armed White men with the spoils of a hunt at a camp looking at a Native American in the distance.

A watercolor of two armed men with the spoils of a hunt at a camp looking at a Native American in the distance.

A Doubtful Guest

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926)

Date

1896
Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions

18 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. signed and dated: C M Russell [skull] 1896
Verso:
u.c. in graphite: A Doubtful Guest 520.[oo]
Collection Name

Amon G. Carter Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Collection
Accession Number

1961.139
Copyright

Public domain

Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell

February 11–May 13, 2012

This exhibition brings together some of the finest watercolors by Charles M. Russell along with materials from his studio in order to explore how he created unforgettably romantic images of the mythic American frontier.

Location: Off view

Part of: Amon G. Carter Collection

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