Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton (1889-1971) - Horses by Little Colorado, 13.375" x 15.375" framed. Custom gilded hand-carved Colton frame.Condition: Excellent condition; please see additional photos.Provenance: Acquired directly from Colton’s granddaughter. Unsigned. Colton tag verso with Colton's inventory number. Colton's title verso. Description: Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton paintings are quite rare as most are in museum holdings. Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton graduated from the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1908 and developed an interest in landscape painting. She also had a studio in Philadelphia, and worked as a commercial artist and painting restorer. She exhibited with ten Philadelphia women intermittently for over thirty years.She was a Philadelphia-trained artist who traveled to the Colorado plateau of northeastern Arizona on a honeymoon trip. The lure and grandeur of Arizona brought the Coltons back to Flagstaff for successive summers until 1926, when they settled there permanently. In 1928, when northeastern Arizona was sparsely populated and isolated, the Coltons founded the Museum of Northern Arizona. Mary Colton was the curator of art and ethnology from 1928-1948. She developed significant programs that endure today and her money was critical for the financial survival of the institution. The Arizona Arts and Crafts Exhibition from 1929-1936 was an important early venue for Arizona artists.Of more lasting significance was the Hope Craftsman Exhibition, instituted in 1930. Colton had a great commitment to education, ethnology, and preservation and support of Native American Arts. She painted wonderful portraits of the Hopi in both an aesthetic and an ethnographic context. She also organized traveling exhibitions of Hopi arts and crafts in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. In 1942, she also added an annual Navajo craftsman show to the museum's calendar of events.This item is reserved for our online auction on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 9:00 am PACIFIC TIME via LiveAuctioneers.com and will last approximately 2-3 hours. This auction is listed under Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction titled, “Spring 2022 Auction - Medicine Man Gallery and Auction.” This will be an online auction on LiveAuctioneers.com. STARTING PRICE FOR THIS ITEM: $2,000. ESTIMATE: $4,500-$6,000. The starting price is the reserve minimum and the object can sell for this low amount. The estimate is the price that we feel is a reasonable gallery value. Each lot shows additional images, condition reports, and provenance. Please review all images. If you have any questions or need additional information about this lot, please call us at 800-422-9382 or email us at sales@medicinemangallery.com.FEES CHARGED: (1.) Buyer's premium is 28% for winning bids under $100,000 and 20% for winning bids at $100,000 and above (2).There is no surcharge for credit card transactions. (3.) Sales tax is charged on all purchases except for buyers who have (a) a current resale license (b) shipping address to sales tax exempt state (Alaska (certain jurisdictions), Oregon, Montana, New Hampshire and Delaware), (c) international buyers. For shipments to countries outside of the USA, the buyer is responsible for VAT/import fees. We do our own packing and shipping in house. SHIPPING HANDLING TIME: Please allow handling time of up to 3 to 4 weeks for your item(s) to be shipped. In gallery pick up date starts Wednesday May 17th by appt – Please call to schedule pick up 800-422-9382.

Excellent condition, see additional photographs.

7.875 x 10 in