Richard Rowland

I saw this painting for the first time years ago. I was reminded of it when seeing other western paintings shown on the RFD channel tonight.

The painting caused a haunting reflection. Their effort to defending against odds that were unwinnable. The agony of being relentlessly pursued, knowing in their hearts their way of life was lost forever, yet they struggled on, for that's all they knew.

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debeda

AAAAAAARGH it won't open

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I love western paintings and sculpture...most particularly those of Remington and Russell. In Kerrville, Tx., there is a cowboy/western museum loaded with exquisite examples of such art.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g56079-d108406-Reviews-The_Museum_of_Western_Art-Kerrville_Texas.html

Thanks for sharing this painting of the great & noble American Indian. Their history against the 'manifest destiny' of the American pioneers is heartbreaking.

Tug484

I like Remington.

Richard Rowland

Your're welcome, Slatten. I'll relate an experience I had over forty years ago. I walked into an office, it could have been to see an attorney, I don't remember. A print by Charlie Russell hung on the wall titled "The Wagon Boss". The painting is featured here among other paintings. However, one can't appreciate it for much of the detail is lost in this setting.

Anyway, I purchased a print of "The Wagon Boss", had it framed, and hung it above the fireplace mantel. For some reason it never looked right, nor did it have the same effect as the time I saw it h*****g in an office. It took a while, but I finally figured out the problem.

Perhaps you can decern the effect I'm describing from the picture posted, but it would be better if you had a clearer view of the painting. The painting depicts the wagon boss sitting on his horse while watching the wagon train slowly making its way up out of the river valley, as it leaves the fort.

I discovered the reason why it didn't offer the same impression, h*****g over the mantel, as when I first saw it. It was h*****g too high, it should have been h*****g at eye-level or slightly below. H*****g at a lower level this gave the viewer the same visual impression the Wagon Boss would have been seeing.

Pure genius on the part of the artist, Charlie Russell. Perhaps you can find a way to view this painting, appreciating the way Charlie intended the view to be perceived.

Good luck.

https://www.invaluable.com/artist/russell-charles-marion-gt0jfenmsl/sold-at-auction-prices/