Mountain men

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The rootinest, tootenist, lettin’ it ridinist longhairs from the days of yore.

These legends were once real live men and women who endured some of the toughest trials and tribulations we can imagine—if the stories are true.

Rugged look

Title: Mountain Man | Category: Portraits | Country: United States

Patrik Jonasson

The mountain men were a lonely breed. But when they had fun, they really had fun. After Lewis and Clark’s 1804-1806 exploration of the West, fur trading posts opened up all around this harsh land and attracted men who weren’t afraid to brave the isolation and danger of the wilderness. These mountain men had some of […]

French Trapper by Chauncey Homer Oil ~ 24 x 16

Since 1963, Trailside Galleries has been regarded as one of the pre-eminent dealers in American representational art, specializing in a rich and varied collection of works by the leading western, wildlife, figurative, impressionist, and landscape artists in the country. The artist roster includes members of the Cowboy Artists of America, National Academy of Design, Oil Painters of America, the Prix De West, Society of Animal Artists, National Sculpture Society and Masters of the American…