Laugh Kills Lonesome by Charles M. Russell (1925)

 

Charles Marion Russell lived the life he painted. He arrived in Montana at age 16 in 1880, worked as a cowboy, sheepherder, and wrangler, and immersed himself in the open-range ranching culture, Native American life, and rugged landscapes of the northern plains. Self-taught and deeply authentic, Russell produced over 4,000 works, including:

Laugh Kills Lonesome by Charles M. Russell (1925). Cowboys around a campfire sharing stories and laughter under the stars, one of Russell’s late, reflective works.

A poignant meditation on camaraderie and the end of an era, it reveals Russell’s storytelling heart and philosophical outlook on frontier life.

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