Western field . n anything equine was worth while, and Iheartily acquiesced in his opinion. ThatInjuns got somethin comin to him, and hesgoin to git it ponco pronto, he added, withhis eyes riveted on the grimy picture, hes•^-buttin in to the wrong meetin an God aint goin to be none too plenty good to wait till that mail carrier clears thatheavy sage and <^its his boss steadied downto a decent shootin gait. Why, he rides like he was scared, I putin insinuatingly, only wishing that the artistwere present to enjoy what really was hisdue—the unbiased opinion of a man whosebusiness it w
Western field . n anything equine was worth while, and Iheartily acquiesced in his opinion. ThatInjuns got somethin comin to him, and hesgoin to git it ponco pronto, he added, withhis eyes riveted on the grimy picture, hes•^-buttin in to the wrong meetin an God aint goin to be none too plenty good to wait till that mail carrier clears thatheavy sage and <^its his boss steadied downto a decent shootin gait. Why, he rides like he was scared, I putin insinuatingly, only wishing that the artistwere present to enjoy what really was hisdue—the unbiased opinion of a man whosebusiness it was to know horses and Indiansfrom A to Izzard. Scared nawthin, he drawled, contempt-uously, hitching his scabbard around and let-ting his hand drop sympathetically upon thebutt of his beloved Colts, caint ye see thathes got his boss well in hand, savin himfor the pinch, and coaxing that fool Injuninto a broadside shot! Dont you worrynone, son, about that geezer. Bet ye amonths pay that he gets meat in twenty. Tin: IAciric coast maca/im-: 31: more jumps. Which ubuiulantly and forc-ibly illustrates the living, breathing realismof Herman Wendleborg Hansens work—theintense feeling with which the man investshis every effort. It was the first specimenof his work that I had encountered, and in-stinctively I recognized the budding geniusthat was to develop later into the master ofliving horse painters. For that he concededly is; nor does hisgenius end with the depiction of horses. Along acquaintance with Western life hasiiiven him a familiarity with all the stren-uous outdoor types, and his cowboys, gameand other animals are worthy of his horses;and no man has ever portrayed Western cow landscape with Hansens feeling andstrength. His realism is not merely a matter of pain-ful fidelity to detail and photographic ac-curacy of drawing; it is an exceedingly art-istic combination of all the good elements ofpicture making—well-balanced composition,harmonious coloring, wonderful atmos
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