Lot 253
E. A. Burbank drawing of Wells, Fargo & Co. stagecoach. A wonderful & highly detailed original pencil drawing (13" x 10") of Wells, Fargo & Co. Stage signed "E. A. Burbank/1935", framed, small repair, Very Fine.Estimate $250 - 350.
Burbank was born in 1858, studied at the Chicago Art Academy and in Germany, his work exhibited in many American cities and even in Paris. In 1895, Edward Ayer, an uncle who was a museum president, commissioned Burbank to paint some Indian portraits. He visited about 128 tribes in order to paint their people, and he did approximately 1200 works in oil, watercolor, crayon and pencil. Among the great chiefs he painted are Geronimo, Chief Joseph, Rain-in-the-Face, and Sitting Bull. In many cases Burbank's portraits may be the only pictures of the subjects that still exist. E. A. Burbank was an artist of the first rank; his work is of importance to American history and culture. His works are in the collections of museums and galleries in other parts of the country, including the Newberry Library in Chicago, Field Museum, Pony Express Museum, Southwest Museum and the Smithsonian.
Realized: $400