SADDLEBRONCS No. 2

Oil on Canvas

40" x 50"

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Collection:
Wells Fargo Bank

Note:

This painting appears in the book Art of the American West by Caroline Linscott and Julie Christiansen-Dull, Rockport Publishers, Inc., page 96, where it is incorrectly captioned Remuda.

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"When the Spaniards brought the horse to America, the life of Native Americans was forever changed. Indian myths named the horse "Sacred Dog." Altering the Plains tribes to a full-time nomadic life, the horse also made buffalo hunting easier, and it brought the Plains Indians to their Golden Age of Great Prosperity, from 1750-1886, which lasted until the last buffalos were killed by white hunters. Farnsworth's love for horses is seen in the larger-than-life Remuda (Spanish word for a relay of horses). It was painted by mixing only primary colors: red, yellow, and blue."

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