FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (1861-1909)

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FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (1861-1909)

'The Cheyenne', A Bronze Equestrian Group

inscribed 'Copyright by Frederic. Remington' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' and stamped on the underside 'N^. 70'
20in. (50.8cm.) high, rich greenish brown patina

Provenance

Estate of C.C. Moseley, Los Angeles, California

Literature

P. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Musuem and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collection, New York, 1973, cat. no. 63
P.J. Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, p. 142, fig. 131
M.E. Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C., 1981, pp. 46-49, 73-77, 101, figs. 28-29, 62-67
M.E. Shapiro and P. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, New York, 1988, pp. 193, 195-206, 210, 214, 227, plate 55 and detail

Lot Essay

Remington's second model depicting an Indian was one of the first sculptures conceived for casting exclusively at Roman Bronze Works. Completed and copyrighted in 1901, the bronze was cast with the lost-wax technique which allowed the sculptor to model highly textured surfaces. The tour-de-force of balance and casting with all four of the horse's hooves off the ground reflect the joint artistic and technical efforts on the part of the sculptor and foundrymen.

According to the Roman Bronze Works' ledgers, the present bronze was cast after 1918.