Lot Essay
According to the Roman Bronze Works' ledgers, the present bronze left the foundry on December 31, 1907.
Details
FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (1868-1908)
'The Bronco Buster', A Bronze Equestrian Group
inscribed 'copyright by Frederic Remington' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.' and on the underside 'No 57'
23½in. (59.6cm.) high, rich blackish patina
'The Bronco Buster', A Bronze Equestrian Group
inscribed 'copyright by Frederic Remington' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.' and on the underside 'No 57'
23½in. (59.6cm.) high, rich blackish patina
Provenance
A. Davis, 1961
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, 1962
E.C. McCormick, Jr.
J.N. Bartfield Art Galleries, Inc., New York
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, 1962
E.C. McCormick, Jr.
J.N. Bartfield Art Galleries, Inc., New York
Literature
M.E. Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C., 1981, pp. 63-69, 95
M.E. Shapiro and P.H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1988, pp. 183, 186, pl. 47-49
M.E. Shapiro and P.H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1988, pp. 183, 186, pl. 47-49