VICTOR CASNELLI "LONE RIDER" WATERCOLOR & GOUACHE ON BOARD

Victor (Casnelli) Casenelli (1868 - 1961) "Lone Rider" Watercolor & Gouache on Board. Born in 1867 in New York City, Victor Casenelli has been "Hailed in some quarters as one of the foremost painters of the American Indian". He spent the first twelve years of his artistic career in Cincinnati, after which he moved to Michigan, where he spent sixty years. Although best known for his Indian paintings, he also painted Mediterranean images and Michigan landscapes. His exhibitions include the Lake Harbor Hotel (Muskegon, 1911), Marshall Field Gallery (Chicago, 1911), and the Hackley Art Gallery (Muskegon, 1913 and 1951). The August 17, 1911 issue of the Muskegon News Chronicle, in its comments on the Casenelli exhibition at the Lake Harbor Hotel, referred to the artist as the "Foremost among the world's painters of the American Indian and the Indian life." Artist: Victor Casnelli Title: "Lone Rider" Medium: Watercolor & Gouache Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Left | Site Measurement: 10" x 19" Image | Ref: BD2111

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