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Ace Powell, The High Price of Horse Flesh, 20th century
The High Price of Horse Flesh
Ace Powell, The High Price of Horse Flesh, 20th century
DepartmentAmerican Art

The High Price of Horse Flesh

Artist (1912 - 1978)
Date20th Century
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 30 7/8 x 36 7/8 in. (78.4 x 93.7 cm) Canvas: 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm)
Signed[ace card symbol] Powell
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Forsyth
CopyrightCopyright Unknown
Object number1976.2.9
DescriptionThis landscape oil painting features themes of the American West, with a decorated Native American man on a horse, presumably a trader. He rides a white horse, with a small herd of brown horses following behind him. Another rider can be seen in the distance, at the back of the herd. A small shelter or encampment is shown at the left, suggesting the herd is leaving camp to be traded.
ProvenanceBefore 1976
Glacier Gallery, Kalispell, Montana

1976
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Forsyth, Winston-Salem, NC, purchased from Glacier Gallery, Kalispell, Montana

After 1976
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, given by Dr. and Mrs. Frank Forsyth

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Status
Not on view
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