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Death of the Elk
Details
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874)
Death of the Elk
inscribed '69' (upper left)
ink and pencil on paper laid down on board
8¾ x 10¾ in. (22.2 x 27.3 cm.)
Death of the Elk
inscribed '69' (upper left)
ink and pencil on paper laid down on board
8¾ x 10¾ in. (22.2 x 27.3 cm.)
Provenance
The artist.
Sir William Drummond Stewart, circa 1839.
Francis Nichols Stewart.
Sale: Chapman's, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17 June 1871.
Bonamy Mansell Power.
Edward Power, by bequest from the above, 1900.
Major G.H. Power, Great Yarmouth, England, by descent.
Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 6 May 1966, lot 69.
Private collection, California.
Rosenstock Arts, Denver, Colorado.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1981.
Sir William Drummond Stewart, circa 1839.
Francis Nichols Stewart.
Sale: Chapman's, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17 June 1871.
Bonamy Mansell Power.
Edward Power, by bequest from the above, 1900.
Major G.H. Power, Great Yarmouth, England, by descent.
Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, 6 May 1966, lot 69.
Private collection, California.
Rosenstock Arts, Denver, Colorado.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1981.
Literature
L. Curry, The American West: Painters from Catlin to Russell, exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles, California, 1972, pp. 76, 185, pl. 25, no. 7, illustrated.
R. Tyler, Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist on the Oregan Trail, Fort Worth, Texas, 1982, p. 239, no. 127.
R. Tyler, Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist on the Oregan Trail, Fort Worth, Texas, 1982, p. 239, no. 127.
Exhibited
Denver, Colorado, Denver Art Museum, April 15-24, 1966.
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and elsewhere, The American West: Painters from Catlin to Russell, March 21-May 28, 1972, no. 7.
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and elsewhere, The American West: Painters from Catlin to Russell, March 21-May 28, 1972, no. 7.