The Mountain Man By Remington. 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. It s subject is of an old iroquois trapper and horse descending a steep hill and their motion is suspended in mid stride.
The mountain man in order to depict the movement of the horse accurately in the mountain man frederic remington relied on his collection of photographs of military officers as well as a live model his friend and military rough rider general leonard wood who had served in the spanish american war. Frederic remington 1861 1909 the mountain man inscribed copyright by frederic remington and roman bronze works n y on the base inscribed no 50 beneath. It is a normal size.
Frederic remington 1861 1909 the mountain man inscribed copyright by frederic remington and roman bronze works n y on the base inscribed no 50 beneath.
The mountain man in order to depict the movement of the horse accurately in the mountain man frederic remington relied on his collection of photographs of military officers as well as a live model his friend and military rough rider general leonard wood who had served in the spanish american war. Remington s ninth bronze like so much of his most successful art and sculpture depicts a figure type of the. In the mountain man frederic remington effectively captures a scene of frontier life as a trapper and horse sharply descend a rugged pass because remington wished to emphasize the high steep slope of the mountain path the mountain man is several inches higher than his other bronzes. Remington s ninth sculpture like so much of his most successful art depicts a figure type of the old west.