Lot 68: GEORGE HORNE RUSSELL 1861 - 1933

GEORGE HORNE RUSSELL 1861 - 1933 VIEW OF THE ROCKIES signed lower left G. Horne Russell oil on canvas 91.4 by 121.9 cm. 36 by 48 in.

Private Collection, Quebec City

George Horne Russell was one of the artists commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway to paint scenes of the west in order to attract tourists and settlers. This may have been one of the commissioned works. Russell was a proficient painter, and this is a particularly good example of his work.