Inscribed, "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-" on back of base; Inscribed, "Copyright by Frederic Remington" on side of base; Stamped, "No 49" on bottom of base.
At the suggestion of Riccardo Bertelli of the Roman Bronze Works, Remington created some small works to tap a market for less expensive sculpture. At $50 this proved to be a popular work as 20 casts were made and sold within four years, and 40 more were cast posthumously.
From the exhibition:Frontier to Foundry: the Making of Small Bronze Sculpture in the Gilcrease Collection, December 2014 - March 2015.
Ann Boulton Young, Associate Conservator for the Gilcrease Museum, 2014.
Curatorial Remarks:
This bronze is cast number 49. It was originally sold on December 31, 1918, by Roman Bronze Works. The base is filled with wood.
Information given by Ann Boulton Young, Associate Conservator for the Gilcrease Museum, 2018
Remington is known as one of the premier artist of the American West. During the 1880s, he traveled through the Dakotas, Montana, the Arizona Territory, and Texas, returning to New York in 1885, with the desire to record the vanishing wilderness. In 1895, he began to exhibit his bronzes of cowboys and horses in motion. After 1900, his illustrative style shifted to one of Impressionism, as he became influenced by the work of Monet, Childe Hassam, and John H. Twatchman. In addition to his paintings and sculpture, he wrote eight books and numerous short stories on the Wild West. Comment on works: western
Related People:
Frederic Remington Art Museum, related to - any American art museum, Ogdensburg, founded 1923
Remington, Eva Caten, spouse of - person American wife of artist, died 1918
