Donald Alwin Frache (1919 - 1994)
Portrait of Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill in 1976 Film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson"
Lot Closed
June 12, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Donald Alwin Frache (1919 - 1994)
Portrait of Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill in 1976 Film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
oil on canvas
dated 1975
signed Don Frache / '75 (lower left), with nameplate on frame engraved HON. William F. Cody
72 x 36 ½ in. (193 x 92.7 cm)
This larger-than-life portrait is from Robert Altman's 1976 satirical film Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, where Paul Newman stars as William F. Cody, alias Buffalo Bill. This painting was featured in the film, serving as a satire of the eponymous western hero.
This painting hung in Paul and Joanne's barn in Westport, Connecticut.
You May Also Like
