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Western Art, including Contemporary Native American
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- Sale 951
Live
| Denver
Nov 4 | 10:00 AM MDT
Live
| Denver
Sale 951
| Denver
| Denver
Estimate$15,000 – $25,000
To request further details about this lot, please email [email protected]
Provenance:
Gift of the George Montgomery Trust to Palm Springs Art Museum
Lot note:
Inscription on verso reads, Property of Georg Montomery 1982
Important works, such as Mount McKinley from the South Side, were originally a part of the collection of Hollywood Western film actor, producer and director George Montgomery and are being sold to support the care of collections and acquisitions funds of Palm Springs Art Museum. Montgomery was born near Great Falls, Montana and was well known for his work as a rugged cowboy or ranch hand in over 80 Western films and television programs in the 1930s through the 1970s. His early film credits include, Davey Crockett, Indian Scout (1950), The Texas Rangers (1951), Jack McCall Desperado (1953), and Gun Dual in Durango (1957). He went on to appear in numerous television shows including episodes of Wagon Train, Bonanza and the Six Million Dollar Man. As a Western renaissance man, George Montgomery was a skilled wood worker and later expanded his artistic interest to include bronze work. He was self-taught and sculpted upwards of 50 bronze sculptures of subjects such as his friends and colleagues John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Gene Autry and Ronald Reagan.
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Bart Monson is the director and specialist of Western & Wildlife Art at Hindman.
Mr. Monson brings a decade of experience in his specialization to Hindman Auctions. He began his career working with Western, Wildlife and American Art in gallery settings in Jackson Hole, WY. While moving into Private Sales of Post War and Contemporary Art as well over the past several years, he has continued to serve his clients in more traditional genres. Over the course of his career, he has worked closely with private collectors, museum curators, art investment funds, and family office clients.
