On the Bridle Path, Central Park, New York

1889

Frederic Remington

Associated Names
Frederic Remington

Artist, American, 1861 - 1909

The image portrays a person riding a horse. The rider faces away from the viewer, with their head slightly turned. The rider wears dark riding clothing and a wide-brimmed hat, with short hair visible. The horse is depicted in an active pose, with legs stretched out. The reins are held by the rider, showing control. The background is plain and light brown. The artwork is signed by Frederic Remington in 1889.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1962; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1967

  • Frederic Remington: A Retrospective Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota; Clark Art Institute, WIlliamstown, Massachusetts, 1967, no. 5, repro

1973

  • Frederic Remington in the Southwest, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 1973, p. 19, no. 13, repro

1980

  • That’s Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 32

1981

  • The Artist as Illustrator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, no. 25

Bibliography

1889

  • Harper's Weekly 33, no. 1698 (July 6, 1889): pp. 540-541, 547.

1970

  • Jackson, Marta, and Owen Wister. The Illustrations of Frederic Remington. New York: Crown Publishers, 1970, p. 31.

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 124, no. 831.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Frederic Remington 1889; lower right margin in graphite by unknown hand: 10 1/4 / 13 1/2 / 10 D/P / x / 14; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 1154

Wikidata ID

Q64570695

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