Paleolithic Man / Frederic Remington

Essay/Description

The model for Paleolithic Man was created in 1906. This specific sculpture was possibly created using an original bronze cast, not the artist's model, which would make it a fake.

Curatorial Remarks

This bronze is marked as cast number 12. However, the cast number was cast through the model rather than applied after casting, which is suspicious. The foundry mark is also faint and degraded. Therefore, this is likely a surmoulage. There is no date of sale for cast number 12 in the ledger.

Ann Boulton Young, Associate Conservator for the Gilcrease Museum, 2018

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Paleolithic Man; Prehistoric Man

Creator(s):

Frederic Remington (Original Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

lost-wax cast early 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

lost-wax cast in bronze

Classification:

Sculpture

Object Type:

Bronze Sculpture

Accession No:

08.49

Previous Number(s):

0827.49; 23866

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 15 1/4in. (38.7cm)
Width: 7 1/4in. (18.4cm)
Depth: 8 1/2in. (21.6cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Frederic Remington

Role(s):

Original Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Remington, Frederic

Birth Date:

1861

Death Date:

1909

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter and sculptor, 1861-1909

Gender:

male

Events:

honors
1889

Note:

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

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed, "Paleolithic Man" on lower front of rock on sculpture; Inscribed, "Copyright 1906 Frederic Remington" in center right of rock on back of sculpture; Inscribed, "Roman Bronze Works" in lower right of rock on back of sculpture; Inscribed, "No 12" on inside of base at bottom (cast through model)

Signed: Signed, "Frederic Remington" on lower front of rock on sculpture

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

ancestors, barefoot, beard, bronzes, crouching, forgeries, forgery (derivative object), long hair, man, moustache, mustache, Paleolithic, rock, sculpture, stone, Stone Age, tools

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Remington, Frederic. Paleolithic Man. 08.49. lost-wax cast early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/0849 (03/26/2019).

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Paleolithic Man / Frederic Remington

Essay/Description

Curatorial Remarks

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Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Marks and Inscriptions

Tags and Search Terms

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