Western field . nor anachron-ism in his work. His tones are as true andtender as the song of a trout brook despitethe fact that he deals only in strenuousi-ythm. His pictures are mans pictures,full of the virility, life and snap of the un-bridled West, and he couldnt paint a wishy-w^ashy placque for miladys boudoir if hetried. His is the dealing with things heroic—the painting of that which makes a manclench his hands and draw his breathsharply through set teeth. And yet, strangeas it may seem, a great part of his patronsare of the gentler sex, many of his best pro-ductions being in the posses
Western field . nor anachron-ism in his work. His tones are as true andtender as the song of a trout brook despitethe fact that he deals only in strenuousi-ythm. His pictures are mans pictures,full of the virility, life and snap of the un-bridled West, and he couldnt paint a wishy-w^ashy placque for miladys boudoir if hetried. His is the dealing with things heroic—the painting of that which makes a manclench his hands and draw his breathsharply through set teeth. And yet, strangeas it may seem, a great part of his patronsare of the gentler sex, many of his best pro-ductions being in the possession of eminentWestern ladies, all of them connoisseurs ofart—and evidently ood judges of men andthings manly. His work has a great historical value thatshould not be overlooked. He is painting thegenuine cowboy and cowhorse as they reallyw^ere—I say were advisedly, for the typesare fast disappearing from our ken, and afew more years will encomplish their finalpassing. From the few examples of his. A RISKV CATCH.
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