Buffalo Herd at Bay 1901

Charles M. Russell's "Buffalo Herd at Bay" (1901) depicts a tense encounter between a pack of wolves and a herd of buffalo. The buffalo stand huddled together on a rocky cliff, their backs to the viewer, as a single wolf stares intently at them from the foreground. The dramatic setting and the animals' intense expressions capture the raw power and beauty of the American West. Russell was a renowned painter and sculptor who specialized in Western scenes, and his works are known for their realism and romanticism.