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"What success I have had", Remington once told a newspaper reporter, "has been because I have a horseman's knowledge of a horse. The experience served him well in his later career as an artist. Remington operated his own ranch in Kansas and in 1886 he gave it up as a failure and came back to the East. A native of Canton, New York, Remington left college at the age of 19, looking for adventure in the West. He thought of himself as a true citizen of the American West. For ordering information call 31 or visit their web site Out of print but valuable for comparing of old and new is Cast and Recast, The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Michael Shappiro, © 1981, The Smithsonian Institution Press.Depicted the life of the cowboy during the 1880's and 1890's better perhaps than any other artist of his time. NOTES For more information on Remington's works, including markings and provenance of known works, and comparisons of new and old, ACRN recommends Icons of the West published by the Remington Museum. Less than 15 Coming through the Rye were originally made. Only one original each of The Buffalo Signal and The Buffalo Horse, for example, were made. Many originals were made in such limited numbers that finding any additional examples would be highly suspect. Originals were never marked with the edition or production number in this manner. 9 & 10) Many reproductions are marked in limited edition fashion with a purported casting number followed by the total edition number such as "12/250" or "55 of 500".
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Any lost wax cast piece with a Henry-Bonnard foundry mark is automatically a forgery.Ĭasting Number Originals are permanently marked with a number indicating where in the production sequence they were produced (see Figs. Henry-Bonnard produced only sand castings for Remington Roman Bronze Works, only lost wax castings. Any other name is automatically a forgery. All of Remington's originals were produced by only two firms: Roman Bronze Works and Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. The majority of reproductions do not have foundry marks. The Frederic Remington Museum of Ogdensburg, New York (see NOTES) offers these two important tips to help you eliminate other Remington look-alikes.įoundry marks–Authentic Remington bronzes are permanently marked with the foundry name (see Figs. Most Remington reproductions can be detected by following the guidelines offered in other articles about metal sculptures in general. Chances of you finding an original at the local flea market or having one walk into your shop are extremely remote.
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The least expensive original will probably sell for $75,000. Practically all original Remingtons sold today are offered through major auction galleries or well known art dealers.
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The whereabouts of virtually all original Remington bronzes is well documented such as in Icons of the West (see NOTES), a book about Remington's works by Michael Greenbaum. So how do you authenticate a Remington bronze? The best way to start is with a healthy dose of realism. But since the copyright protection expired in the 1960s, the number of reproductions in the market has exploded. Some unauthorized copies of his work have been traced to at least 1920. Everybody has a Frederic Remington for Saleīronzes by Frederic Remington are among the most widely reproduced of all metal sculptures.