Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909)

Bronco Buster

Details

Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909)
Bronco Buster
inscribed 'copyright by Frederic Remington.' and 'N246' underneath and stamped 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.'
22 1/2in. (57.8cm.) greenish brown patina

Provenance

Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois

Literature

Related Literature
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, pp. 132, 160, pl. 122, 148, 188
M.E. Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, DC, 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.D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West: Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Ogdensburg, 1996, pp. 51-64, 172

Lot Essay

In 1895 Remington executed The Bronco Buster, his first sculpture ever created: this model became an icon of the American West. The Bronco Buster was an immediate success, and Harper's Weekly devoted a full page to the work in their October 19th 1895 issue. The Bronco Buster was cast by a variety of foundries over a period of approximately twenty-five years. The present work was cast by Roman Bronze Works in New York, which cast the bronze from 1900 to 1919.