Lot 844

Cowboy on Horseback Brass Sculpture After Frederic Remington, 17/100

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Cowboy on Horseback Brass Sculpture After Frederic Remington, 17/100
Cowboy on Horseback Brass Sculpture After Frederic Remington, 17/100
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Cowboy on Horseback Brass Sculpture After Frederic Remington, 17/100

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Starting Bid: $400

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by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

After Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909). "Cowboy" brass, late 20th century. Edition 17 of 100. Signed and numbered on integral base. Cast in brass with a dark patina, after Frederic Remington. A mounted cowboy checks his horse at the brink of a rocky ledge, forelegs braced, mane thrown forward. The rider leans back in the saddle, hat brim shadowing his face, one hand gripping the reins.
Signed and numbered on the integral base, 17/100, and mounted on a fitted stepped plinth. Size: 25.5" W x 21.5" H x 7.5" D (64.8 cm W x 54.6 cm H x 19.1 cm D); on included custom stand: 25.5" W x 22.5" H x 10.5" D (64.8 cm W x 57.1 cm H x 26.7 cm D).

Frederic Remington drew his enduring subject from the rough riders of the American frontier, fascinated above all by the partnership of the cowboy and his horse. After years living in the West and building a reputation as an illustrator, he returned to New York in 1886 and turned to oils and to modeling in clay. In March 1905 the president of the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) proposed a cowboy statue for the Philadelphia park. Remington, who had worked only at small scale until then, was drawn to the challenge. He rode through Fairmount Park and chose a rock ledge jutting over East River Drive (now Kelly Drive), the site selected only after he had a horseman pose in that exact spot. He modeled the figure on Charlie Trego, a Chester County, Pennsylvania native and a friend from his cowboy days in Montana. Installed in 1908, "Cowboy" ranks among the earliest American examples of site-specific sculpture, and it proved to be Remington's only large-scale bronze; he died the year after its unveiling.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection

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Item # 194212

  • Condition: Break to reins; rest intact and in excellent condition with good detail.

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