and the Silent Call of Glacier National Park:
America’s Wood Sculptor that explores Clarke’s
rise to fame. Afterward, Peterson will sign copies
of his book. Also on Saturday, at the Meadow
Lark Country Club, is the Russell Runway Show
from 12:30 to 2 p.m. It will feature wearable
art of the American West from designers such
as Montana Dreamwear, Meredith Lockhart,
Lindsey Thornberg and others.
The Russell comes to a close with a bang on
March 22 with the live auction, which starts at 5
p.m. at the convention center. If you’re in Great
Falls before Russell Week the auction works
will be available for preview at the museum
beginning February 22.
Highlights in this year’s sale are once
again works by Russell, including major oils,
watercolors, drawings and bronzes—12 pieces
in total. The expected top lot is Approach of
White Men, an oil from 1897 featuring three
Native American figures on horseback on the
top of a small hill that overlooks the Judith
Basin in Montana. The painting demonstratesCharles M. Russell (1864-1926), Indian with Bow, ca. 1900, oil,
18⁄ x 12¼" Estimate: $600/800,000
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), On the Warpath, ca. 1892, watercolor,
15½ x 10½" Estimate: $50/75,000Will James (1892-1942), Hazing a Steer, charcoal on paper, 15 x 20" Estimate: $15/25,000