The Mountain Man

model 1903, cast 1904

Frederic Remington

Associated Names
Frederic Remington

Sculptor, American, 1861 - 1909

The sculpture titled "The Mountain Man" shows a man riding a horse down a steep incline. The man is dressed in frontier-style clothing, including a hat, and he is leaning forward, gripping the reins. The horse is in a rearing position, its back legs raised and front legs extended downwards. The sculpture is crafted from dark bronze. The base of the sculpture resembles a rocky outcrop.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased February 1905 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1948

  • Romantic America, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1948, no. 45.

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 30 September 1966, unnumbered checklist.

1981

  • Of Time and Place: American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Cincinnati Art Museum; San Diego Museum of Art; University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga; Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa; Portland Art Museum, Oregon; Des Moines Art Center; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL, 1981-1983, no. 26.

2009

  • American Bronzes from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 29 April 2009 - 2013, no catalogue.

2013

  • American Journeys: Visions of Place, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 September 2013 - 28 September 2014, unpublished checklist.

Inscriptions

left side of base: Frederic Remington

Wikidata ID

Q63863959

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