Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)

Transport, The First Horse in America to Jump Six Feet

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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
Transport, The First Horse in America to Jump Six Feet
signed 'Frederic Remington' and stamped 'Copyright 1895 by Harper & Brothers' (lower left)
oil on canvas
271/8 x 40 in. (68.9 x 101.6 cm.)
Provenance
Mr. George F. Harding.
George F. Harding Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
Acquired by present owner from the above, 1982.
Literature
F. Remington, "Getting Hunters in Horse Show Form," Harper's Weekly, November 16, 1895, p. 1087, illustrated
C.B. Davis, "Remington--The Man and His Work," Collier's Weekly, March 18, 1905, p. 15
F. Remington, Frederic Remington's Own Outdoors, New York, 1964, pp. 99-103, illustrated
P. Samuels and H. Samuels, The Collected Writings of Frederic Remington, Garden City, New York, 1979, pp. 216-218, engraving illustrated
P.H. Hassrick and M.J. Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, Cody, Wyoming, 1996, Vol. II, no. 2011, p. 567, illustrated
Exhibited
Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Mitchell Museum, Harding Foundation, Medieval and Renaissance Armor and Weapons, Remington Paintings, Bronzes and Drawings, December 1981-January 1982, no. 398, p. 19
Cody, Wyoming, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, In Search of Frederic Remington, May 1996-Setpember 1997

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