In Without Knocking by Charles Marion Russell

In Without Knocking - Charles Marion Russell - Canvas Wall Art

At a Glance

Nothing softens a home office like a painted surface. In Without Knocking by Charles Marion Russell arrives as a hand painted oil painting on canvas, offering the fine art detail, soft gradients, and tactile finish that fine art oil painting shoppers look for.

Composition & Subject

1909
Oil on canvas
Amon Carter Museum, United States.

Russell’s painting visually records a story he heard about a group of Montana cowboys in 1881. Friends of Russell’s scheduled to leave the next day on a trail drive, the men spent their last night in Hoffman, drinking, gambling and generally creating havoc as they tried to take their horses into the saloon. Scattered cards, empty bottles and bullet holes all become part of the tales these men will repeat during long nights on the cattle trail. Russell knew each of these men and their clothing and gear are authentic to them. The scene proved so popular that a director of an early Tom Mix western is said to have staged a recreation of this scene for a movie.

In Lonesome Dove, the town of Fort Worth serves a similar purpose. It is the last town before the cattle drive north—a place to buy supplies, drink, gamble, socialize with ladies and let off a little steam.

In 1873, after a hard winter that depressed the local economy, Fort Worth obtained a city charter from the state. By 1876, the boom was on as the railroad arrived, and growth was so swift that an estimated 1,000 people were living in tents in the city limits.

The fine art subject is rebuilt stroke by stroke in oil, giving the finished canvas the depth expected of vintage oil painting wall decor.

100% Hand Painted on Canvas

From primer to varnish, the work is done manually on artist-grade canvas. The absence of digital printing is deliberate: it keeps the fine art brushwork visible and gives the vintage oil painting wall decor a museum-like finish.

Specifications & What You Receive

• A true oil-on-canvas painting produced manually by our artists — not a mass-produced print.
• A generous 2-inch blank canvas border surrounds the image to simplify mounting.
• Studio-direct pricing and worldwide shipping on every fine art oil painting order.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Custom sizes available: order this painting in your preferred dimensions.
• We work with DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and additional couriers to keep delivery affordable.
• We stretch your canvas onto wooden bars at no extra charge, and can arrange custom framing.
• Before dispatch we email a digital proof so you can approve the finished canvas.

Wall Decor & Gifting

As office wall decor, this canvas brings color and texture without visual noise. It scales well from a small study to a large home office feature wall, and it is a reliable choice when shopping for fine art oil painting as a gift.

Ordering & Peace of Mind

Whether the search term is fine art oil painting, office wall decor, or vintage oil painting wall decor, this hand painted canvas delivers the same thing: a real painted surface, made to your chosen dimensions.