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Olaf Carl Seltzer

Olaf Carl Seltzer (1877 - 1957) was active/lived in Montana / Denmark.  Olaf Seltzer is known for Frontier and Indian genre paitning, illustration.

The following, submitted February 2005, is from Mary Scriver of Valier, Montana.
She is the widow of Bob Scriver, western sculptor and sponsor of the Scriver Award at the C.M. Russell Auctions.


On February 7, 2005, in Great Falls, Montana, $21 million in compensatory damages was awarded to Steve Seltzer, artist.  The defendants were Steve Morton, Dennis Gladwell, and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, a prominent 800 member California law firm.

Seltzer's grandfather, O.C. Seltzer, and Charles M. Russell were contemporaries who liked to paint together, often addressing the same subjects.  Some thought their work was enough alike for each to be mistaken for the other guy.  When the boom in "cowboy art" came, there was motivation for people to try to find Russells and what they HOPED were Russells in estate sales and second-hand stores all over Montana.

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Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 14 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 19 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Olaf Carl Seltzer as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Olaf Carl Seltzer in 1 of its research Essays. Olaf Carl Seltzer has 38 artist signature examples available in our database.

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