Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909)

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Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909)

'Mountain Man', A Bronze Equestrian Group

inscribed 'Copyrighted Frederic Remington' and 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.' and on the underside insribed '12'
28½in. (72.5cm.) high, greenish 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. 124-125, fig. 116
P. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collection, 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, Frederick 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 of Art 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 Michael Shapiro, a small edition of lifetime casts, between cast number 10 and cast number 15, were completed prior to the artist's death. In addition, only twenty additional cast were produced prior to Mrs. Remington's death. The present example of Mountain Man, cast number 12, is therefore likely to be a lifetime example of Remington's work.