For many Native American tribes on the Plains, war and hunting were their major pursuits, and the foundation upon which their culture was built. Warlike tribes such as the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Comanche counted their wealth in terms of horseflesh, captives, and buffalo skins, and the easiest way to acquire that frontier lucre was raiding. That usually involved bursting upon a settlement or rival tribe’s encampment with thunderclap surprise, and absconding with their plunder after some displays of horsemanship, “counting coup”, and skill and daring in combat. The lifestyles of those Native American tribes on the Great Plains, whose cultures were built and passed down over numerous generations and thousands of years, eventually gave way to the westward expansion of the United States, and they were assimilated into Anglo-American culture or placed in modest reservations. This Tom Saubert Original Oil On Canvas “Outrunning Pursuit” Native American Plains Tribe Framed & Matted Painting is in Excellent Condition, with some scattered dark soiling and some light scattered chipping to the edges of the frame, some light scattered brownish spot soiling and nicking to the edges of the matting, and with some light scattered age wear evident. Otherwise, the painting is in excellent shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it’s an original oil on canvas painting titled “OUTRUNNING PURSUIT”, and so marked on a small brass plaque pinned to the lower middle front frame, which is also marked with the artist’s name, “Tom Saubert” (born 1950 and painting out of Kalispell, Montana), depicts a warlike Native American tribe on the Great Plains (only warlike tribes wore the type of headdress and bone breastplate donned by the leader in the foreground) driving captured horses over the rolling hills landscape while the sun sets in the background, and is signed “T Saubert” by the artist in elegant fashion at the lower right front, along with the date of the work, “1988”. It measures 27 1/2” x 17 1/2” and remains beautifully matted in a 36” x 26” gilt washed heavy hardwood frame, features the original “T Saubert” gallery tag at the middle back of the canvas, just below the hanging wire across the middle reverse, and comes complete with the original bill of sale from “The Plainsmen Gallery” of Clearwater, Florida that lists the original day the painting was sold, “December 23, 1988”, as well as the original price paid, “$3,200”. A beautiful example of a rare, original Tom Saubert Original Oil On Canvas “Outrunning Pursuit” Native American Plains Tribe Framed & Matted Painting.