One is the mountain man and the other rattlesnake.
Frederic remington mountain man.
71 8 x 27 9 cm.
Frederic remington american canton new york 1861 1909 ridgefield connecticut date.
The original was only made in a 28 inch size.
1903 cast by march 1907.
28 1 4 x 11 in.
It s subject is of an old iroquois trapper and horse descending a steep hill and their motion is suspended in mid stride.
This statue is reproduced in the purest american bronze cast by the superior lost wax process finished in a bronze patina like the original and then hand rubbed to bring out detail and highlights.
Art world insiders have a few tricks for how to tell an original frederic remington from a fake.
In order to depict the movement of the horse accurately the artist relied on his collection of photographs of military officers as well as a live model.
Remington s ninth bronze like so much of his most successful art and sculpture depicts a figure type of the old west.
70 5 x 30 5 x 25 4 cm classification.
Philip cole gift of the thomas gilcrease foundation.
Cast pot metal with bronze colored finish black marble base 14 tall.
Gilcrease museum tulsa oklahoma.
4 reproduction mountain man by frederic remington.
5 and 6 the two most common marks of henry bonnard bronze co.
As they appear on genuine remington bronzes.
27 3 4 x 12 x 10 in.
Because remington wished to emphasize the high steep slope of the mountain path the mountain man is several inches higher than his other bronzes.
His friend and military rough rider general leonard wood who had served in the spanish american war.
Mountain man by frederic remington 1903 this amazing western themed sculpture features a mountain man riding a horse down a steep and treacherous rocky mountain slope.
Lost wax cast in bronze.
Both are signed and in excellent condition.
Mountain man was remington s 9th bronze and was completed in 1903.
In the mountain man frederic remington effectively captures a scene of frontier life as a trapper and horse sharply descend a rugged pass.
Beautiful bronze frederic remington statues.