Frank Robert Harper (American, 1876 - 1948)

The Pioneers Lewis and Clark. Oil on canvas, signed lower right corner, unframed, also signed and titled verso.

Possibly at the Great Falls of the Missouri. It was 900 feet wide and 80 feet high with a "beautiful rainbow" just above the spray. Lewis called it "the grandest sight" he "ever beheld." More importantly, it meant that he and Clark had chosen the right fork in the Missouri River.

Condition: Surface soils, stretcher bar marks, abrasions around perimeter, minor flakes.