FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (1861-1909)

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Details

FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (1861-1909)

'Mountain Man', A Bronze Equestrian Group

inscribed 'Copyright by Frederic Remington' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' and on the underside inscribed 'N^o 27.'
28½in. (72.4cm.) high, rich brown patina

Literature

H. McCracken, Frederic Remington: Artist of the Old West, Philadelphia and New York, 1947, p. 44
H. McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book, Garden City, New York, 1966, p. 263, fig. 370
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 124-25, fig. 116
P. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections, New York, 1973, p. 194, fig. 85
M.E. Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C.,1981, pp. 52, 77-81, nos. 33, 66-74, illus.
M.E. Shapiro and P. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, New York, 1988, pl. 57
J.K. Ballinger, Frederic Remington, New York, 1989, pp. 110-111, illus.

Lot Essay

Initially conceived in 1903, the Mountain Man was one of the first examples of Remington's work acquired by the Metropolitan Museum for its permanent collection. From 1903-1908, Remington made several changes to the model, primarily altering the shape of the horse's tail and the positioning of the man's right arm.

According to the Roman Bronze Works foundry ledgers, the present cast left the foundry on November 30, 1916. According to Michael Shapiro, approximately 34 authorized casts were made of the Mountain Man prior to Mrs. Eva Remington's death on November 3, 1918.