Loops and Swift Horses Are Surer Than Lead By Charles Russell (1916)

 

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:

Loops and Swift Horses Are Surer Than Lead By Charles Russell (1916). Cowboys lasso a grizzly bear harassing cattle, preferring ropes over bullets to avoid harming livestock.

It demonstrates practical cowboy ingenuity and Russell’s accurate depiction of ranch work and wildlife encounters.

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