CHARLES CRAIG RIDER ON HORSEBACK, 1892 WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

Charles Craig (1846-1931) Rider On Horseback, 1892 Watercolor on Paper. Signed and dated lower right. Charles Craig is known as an important Indian genre painter, Western landscapist and illustrator. Self-taught as an artist, he made his first Western trip up the Missouri River in 1865, spending four years with various tribes of Indians and getting as far as Fort Benton in Montana. Craig was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in 1872 to 1873, and also studied with Peter Moran, the younger brother of Thomas Moran. When Craig returned to Zanesville, he painted Custer's Last Charge, using descriptions and implements from the battlefield. In 1881, on his way to Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the urging of fellow painter Jack Howland, Craig became the first major Western artist to paint in Taos, New Mexico. In 1883, he returned to New Mexico to sketch in Taos and Santa Fe. However, Craig settled in Colorado Springs, where he made his home for 50 years, and his first studio was in Howbert's Opera House building. Artist: Charles Craig Title: Rider On Horseback, 1892 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Right | Site Measurement: 15.5" x 11.5" | Ref: BD3378

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