Cowpunching Sometimes Spells Trouble by Charles Marion Russell

Cowpunching Sometimes Spells Trouble - Charles Marion Russell - Hand Painted Oil Painting

Product Overview

Cowpunching Sometimes Spells Trouble - Charles Marion Russell - Hand Painted Oil Painting brings gallery-caliber art into everyday spaces. This wildlife oil painting is a 100% hand painted oil painting on canvas, created for buyers who want genuine traditional canvas wall art instead of a mass-produced poster or paper print.

The Story Behind the Painting

1889
Oil on canvas
26 inches x 41 inches.

Everyone agrees that Russell was no great shakes as a cowpuncher himself, but he admired the work of the top hands he associated with and watched them as they matter-of-factly went about their business and demonstrated their skills. Bronc busting was an individual activity and Russell’s paintings often isolated the cowboy and horse in an elemental contest, man against animal, that was a test of nerve, stamina and will. Roping scenes, in contrast, were usually more complicated, story-telling pictures with several figures involved in the action unfolding before the viewer. In Cowpunching Sometimes Spells Trouble the roper on the right has heeled the cow but has been unable to prevent its charging the other riders. One horse has bolted out of the way; the other, less fortunate, has been sent to the ground, pinning its rider and likely breaking his leg. Amid the tangle of his rope he desperately claws for his revolver. The action is convincingly rendered and anticipates many of Russell’s major roping pictures.

Collectors often choose this wildlife image when searching for wildlife oil painting that feels substantial rather than decorative or disposable.

How It Is Made

Oil on canvas remains the reference standard for traditional reproductions. Our artists apply pigment by hand, blending the wildlife tones directly on the surface for depth that a printed wildlife oil painting simply cannot match.

What Is Included

• A true oil-on-canvas painting produced manually by our artists — not a mass-produced print.
• An extra 2-inch blank border is left around all edges for easy stretching and framing.
• Studio-direct pricing and worldwide shipping on every wildlife oil painting order.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Made-to-measure options are available for this wildlife canvas.
• Choose from DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and other competitively priced carriers.
• Complimentary stretching over wooden stretcher bars; ask us about a custom frame.
• Before dispatch we email a digital proof so you can approve the finished canvas.

Styling & Placement

traditional canvas wall art is one of the easiest ways to warm a living room. Pair this piece with natural linen, dark wood, or brushed brass, and let the hand painted surface do the rest.

Shipping & Guarantee

Browse our Charles Marion Russell Paintings selection for related wildlife canvases, or commission this wildlife image in a custom size. Every order is a hand painted oil painting, never a printed poster.