Attack on the Stagecoach

Details

Herman Wendleborg Hansen (1854-1924)
Attack on the Stagecoach
signed and dated 'H·W·Hansen–08/copyright' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
36 x 50 in. (91.4 x 127 cm.)
Painted in 1908.

Provenance

Norris Grain Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Sotheby’s, New York, 4 December 1986, lot 122, sold by the above.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
Sotheby’s, New York, 28 November 2001, lot 198, sold by the above.
Altermann Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 2001.

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Lot Essay

As a young boy born in Germany, Herman Wendelborg Hansen was inspired by James Fenimore Cooper's novel Leather Stocking Tales to paint scenes of the American West. His eventual career as a commercial illustrator sent him travelling across the United States, where the rugged terrain inspired action-packed paintings, such as the present work.

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