Charles M . Russell [ American Painter , 1864 - 1926 ] Also known as : Charles Marion Russell Charles Marion Russell ( March 19 , 1864 , St . Louis , Missouri — October 24 , 1926 , Great Falls , Montana ) , was an artist of the American West . Russell created more than 2 , 000 paintings of cowboys , Indians , and landscapes set in the Western United States , in addition to bronze sculptures . Russell was also a storyteller and author . The C . M . Russell Museum Complex is located in his hometown of Great Falls , Montana houses more than 2 , 000 Russell artworks , personal objects , and artifacts . Russell ' s mural entitled Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flathead Indians hangs in the state capitol building in Helena , Montana . Russell ' s 1918 painting Piegans sold for $ 5 . 6 million dollars at a 2005 auctionReturn of the Horse Thieves , 1900 , watercolor , C . M . Russell Museum . Red Man of the Plains , 1901 , watercolor , C . M . Russell Museum . Carson ' s Men 1913 Oil on canvas 24 x 35 1 / 2 inches ( 60 . 96 x 90 . 17 cm ) Frederic Remington - The Trooper Frederic Remington - The Cowboy Charles Marion Russell - At Rope ' s End A Slick Rider 1905 Watercolor on paper 16 x 13 1 / 2 inches ( 40 . 64 x 34 . 29 cm ) Charles Marion Russell - Outnumbered Charles Marion Russell - Peaceful Valley Saloon Charles Marion Russell - Deer in a Snowy Forest Charles Marion Russell - Piegans Charles Marion Russell - Return of the War Party Charles Marion Russell - Return of the Warriors Charles Marion Russell - Roping a Wolf Charles Marion Russell - Smoke of a . 45 les Marion Russell - Start of Roundup Charles Marion Russell - The Battle Between the Blackfeet and the Piegans Charles Marion Russell - The Bolter No . 2 Charles Marion Russell - The Broken Rope Charles Marion Russell - The Cinch Ring arles Marion Russell - The Free Trader Charles Marion Russell - The Judith Basin Roundup Charles Marion Russell - The Truce Charles Marion Russell - Thoroughman ' s Home on the Range Charles Marion Russell - Wild Meat for Wild Men Frederic Remington [ American Painter and Sculptor , 1861 - 1909 ] • Also known as : Fred RemingtonFrederick Sackrider Remington Frederic Sackrider Remington ( October 4 , 1861 - December 26 , 1909 ) was an American painter , illustrator , sculptor , and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West , specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19 th century American West and images of cowboys , American Indians , and the U . S . Cavalry . Frederic Remington - A Dash for the Timber Frederic Remington - Cheyenne Scouts Patrolling the Big Timber of the North Canadian , Oklahoma Frederic Remington - On the Caribou Tracks Frederic Remington - Cowboy Fun Frederic Remington - Sketches at the Circus of Troop ' A ' - The Melée Frederic Remington - Cracker Cowboys of Florida Frederic Remington - In the Desert Frederic Remington - It was to be a lasso duel to the death Frederic Remington - Radisson and Groseilliers Frederic Remington - Prarie Fire Frederic Remington - A Greaser Frederic Remington - A Cuban Tobacco - Planter in His Volante Frederic Remington - An Assault on His Dignity Frederic Remington - Bringing Home the New Cook Frederic Remington - Colored Troopers to the Rescue Frederic Remington - Pool in the Desert Frederic Remington - Supper in the Corral ( aka Camp - fire Texas ) Frederic Remington - The Fight in the Canyon Frederic Remington - Training Army Horses to Stand Fire Frederic Remington - Cavalry in an Arizona Sandstorm