Photograph of the artist, courtesy Frederic Remington
Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York
The nocturnes drew immediate approval from critics, as evidenced by this contemporary review of Remington's 1909 Knoedler Gallery exhibition:
"...as a manipulator of the medium, he is fast becoming free, easy, facile. His improvement during the past few years is remarkable.... Beautifully drawn backs of horses, brilliant faces of men on the offside of a camp fire, green reflections of snow and a dark forest...are admirably rendered....[These paintings stand as] a record of the kind of life led by our men on duty in the West and as proof of Mr. Remington's gift as a painter."
These compelling and provocative paintings of night—some
of which have not been exhibited in nearly a century—also helped
establish Remington's reputation as one of the most gifted colorists
of his generation.
