Three Ring Auction
Sat, Jul 23, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Jul 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 324
Portrait of John Sitting Bull. Sioux Tribe.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Scheuerle, Joseph (American, 1873 Ð 1948). Portrait of John Sitting Bull. Sioux Tribe. 1936. Gouache on board. Signed by the artist and inscribed to Sam Gumpertz, sideshow operator and manager of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Extensive biographical notes on verso concerning the subject, son of the famous Indian chief Sitting Bull, with the latter of whom the artist had a long-term friendly relationship. 9 x 13 _".Varnished. Very good. The artist worked for the Strobridge Lithographing Co. of Cincinnati before moving to Chicago. He is well-known for his Native American paintings and for his posters for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.
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