Fight for the Waterhole 1903

"Fight for the Waterhole" (1903) by Frederic Remington depicts a tense scene in the American West. The painting portrays two cowboys, their rifles at the ready, guarding a small waterhole in the parched desert landscape. Remington, renowned for his depictions of cowboys and Western life, captures the rugged individualism and perilous nature of the frontier in this masterful work. The distant mountain range and scattered figures on horseback provide context to the scene, highlighting the vastness and harshness of the environment.