Charles Schreyvogel, Painter

[Dan Morton]

Although my main interest is still the Great War, I was fascinated by these paintings and one bronze by an artist that I'd never heard of - Charles Schreyvogel. He painted later than Russell and Remington and never actually saw the "wild frontier", but made trips there later and apparently it seized him. From what I can tell, he painted US Western and Cavalry themes for the rest of his life. Just thought I'd share. The top left is his best known and is titled, "My Bunkie, Finished". The bronze is titled, "The Last Drop". He has a great sense of action and pose, doesn't he?

All the best,
Dan

 

[captnenglish]

From what I am seeing, he was easily as good as Remington and Russell, thank you for bring him to our attention (or at least mine). That is one of the things I love about these forums, I get to discover artists I've never heard of before, which helpd me to buildd my art history library

 

[flart1943]

Great stuff

Hi Dan
This reminds me of my old ‘Buffalo Bill’ Annuals from the 1950s. I was a cowboy fan then. Great stuff.
Pete

 

[Dan Morton]

Glad you like it, guys! And I agree that he's as good as Remington or Russell!
"My Bunkie, Finished" with the pervading sense of threat from every direction, but no visual reference to it anywhere, is just marvelous.

All the best,
Dan