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Will James (1892-1942) 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches
Lot 207

Will James (1892-1942) 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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Artist: Will James Title: ...A Glimpse of that Black Horse Medium: Graphite Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Signed: Signed and dated 29 lower left Framed/Base: 31 x 27 inches

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Height: 31.00
Width: 27.00

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Provenance:
The Abe Hays Collection
 
Exhibited:
Autry Museum Exhibit October 3, 97-Jan 4, 98
 
Literature:
Sand: The Story of a Man and a Horse, Will James, Charles Scribner's sons, New York, NY, 1929, title page.
 
*A copy of this book to accompany this lot
 
"Near every rider on the outfit had at one time or other got a glimplse of that black horse, and near every one had figgered on some time or other catching him."
 
Created in 1929 for Will James’ own cowboy novel Sand, the graphite drawing …A Glimpse of that Black Horse appeared next to the title page in the book’s first edition. “This is a story of a man and a horse. Both have ‘sand’—the gumption it takes to tackle the challenges of life head on,” the original synopsis reads. “The setting is the Great Plains. The characters are cowboys and horses. The heart of this story is the hero’s long duel with the horse, and how ‘the little grain of sand within him’ starts to grow.” In a brief intro, James reveals that he is the main character, the Kid. “I guess this story goes as fiction,” he wrote, “but to me it’s pretty true…”
 
 

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