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Frederic Remington 1861 - 1909
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Frederic Remington
- The Sergeant
- inscribed Frederic Remington with copyright and with the Roman Bronze Works N. Y. 1905 foundry mark and numbered 12 beneath the base
- bronze, green patina
- Height: 10 1/4 in.
- 26 cm.
Provenance
Private collection, Cleveland, Ohio
By descent in the family to the present owner from the above, 1998
By descent in the family to the present owner from the above, 1998
Literature
Bruce Wear, The Bronze World of Frederic Remington, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1966, pp. 76-77, 148, illustrations of other examples
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book: A Pictorial History of the West, Garden City, New York, 1966, illustration of another example p. 263
Peter Hassrick, Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections, New York, 1973, no. 87, p. 200, illustration of another example
Patricia Janis Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, illustration of another example p. 147
Michael Edward Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C., 1981, pp. 53, 114-15, illustrations of other examples
Michael Edward Shapiro and Peter Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, New York, 1988, pp. 210-11, 267, illustration of another example p. 224
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West: Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Odgensburg, New York, 1996, pp.113-15, 202, illustrations of other examples
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book: A Pictorial History of the West, Garden City, New York, 1966, illustration of another example p. 263
Peter Hassrick, Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections, New York, 1973, no. 87, p. 200, illustration of another example
Patricia Janis Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, illustration of another example p. 147
Michael Edward Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C., 1981, pp. 53, 114-15, illustrations of other examples
Michael Edward Shapiro and Peter Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, New York, 1988, pp. 210-11, 267, illustration of another example p. 224
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West: Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Odgensburg, New York, 1996, pp.113-15, 202, illustrations of other examples
Condition
In good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Bruce Wear notes: "'The Sergeant' depicts the facial characteristics of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Cuban Campaign of 1898" (The Bronze World of Frederic Remington, 1966, p. 76).