Charles R. Knight Original Watercolor

Hyaenodons & Arsinoitherium. Charles Robert Knight (1874-1953). Goauche and watercolor on paper. 10 x 16 3/4 inches visible, 25 x 35 inches framed. Guidance: Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries, September 23, 2017 - $18,300 (Stegasaurus and Certosaurus). Arsinoitherium is named after the Egyptian Queen Arsinoe because its fossils were first discovered near the ruins of her palace. In this dramatic painting, the great beast is seen effortlessly holding the Prehistoric Hyaenodons at bay. Many of Knight’s most glorious prehistoric artworks depicted confrontations between species, and this is a wonderful example of just that.