Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Go West, Young Man!

A new day, a new discovery! Judy continues diligently cataloging the Pantages Portfolio - so much so that she hasn't come up for air lately. When we happily reconnected recently, she was delighted to share this fantastic work with us. This frontier and Indian-genre piece was painted by artist O.C. Seltzer.

Olaf Carl Seltzer (1877–1957) was born in Denmark and had a lifelong interest in natural history. His talents brought him to Montana in 1892, a move that would cement his passion for all things related to the American west. He met fellow artist Charles M. Russell in 1897, and the two became lifelong friends given their mutual interests in western wildlife, landscapes, and preservation. Seltzer is known for his close attention to detail and would spend countless hours studying and researching his subjects before painting them in order to make the work as authentic as possible.