About the work

Titled in pencil lower left margin; pencil inscription on lower right states that the artist’s son, artist Armin Carl Hansen (1886-1957), printed the etching. Titled again under the mat in pencil with additional notation stating that the etching was printed on 1st June-24.

Very fine impression and line quality; excellent condition with a few mild spots of foxing. An uncommon work; one of only eight etchings created by Hansen. Gallery label attached verso from Tierney Fine Art of Bozeman, Montana. Frame has minor rub marks and impressions. 

About the artist…

Herman W. Hansen (1854-1924) was one of the earliest artists to popularize Wild West imagery. He gained firsthand knowledge of cowboy life while exploring western cattle country. After a few years of wandering he settled in San Francisco in 1882. There he met and married Olga Josue, and the couple had two children. Their son Armin became a famous painter and etcher of marine images.

Hansen made summer sketching trips throughout the Southwest and Northern Plains. He was a friend and painting companion to William Keith and Maynard Dixon, each of whom developed very different painting styles.

Hansen’s remarkable draftsman’s skills are evident in his etchings, which are noteworthy for their highly realistic and detailed depictions of horses, riders, and western landscape. His greatest skill was in capturing the movement and tensions of horses and riders in action, as exemplified by “The Old Overland.” Hansen made just eight etchings near the end of his life while under the tutelage of his son, Armin. He died in 1924, the same year this etching was printed. 

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