Edgar S. Paxson
1852-1919
AK-ENE
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 24 x 20 inches
Signed and dated 1905 upper left
SOLD FOR: $17,550.00
Including Buyers Premium
2024 - APRIL,
LOT 203
Additional Information
Accompanied by a letter of authenticity by Willliam E. Paxson, Jr., (great-grandson of the artist and author of the book E. S. Paxson Frontier Artist)
Born before Frederic Remington and Charlie Russell, who was a close friend, Edgar S. Paxson had a front-row view of history during the final days of the Wild West. The New York-based artist was encouraged to go West by James Fenimore Cooper novels. After heading to the Montana Territory in 1877, the artist spent time as a cowboy, hunter, stagecoach guard, military scout and a sign painter before becoming an artist. He would go on to paint many historic scenes, although his Native American portraits are highly desirable.