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FREDERIC REMINGTON | The Broncho Buster
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Circle of Frederic Remington
- The Broncho Buster
- inscribed Frederic Remington. and stamped Roman Bronze Works N.Y. (on the base); also inscribed N0 77. (beneath the base)
- bronze with dark brown patina
- height: 23 1/2 inches (59.7 cm)
- Copyrighted in 1895; cast in 1909.
Provenance
Private collection (sold: Sotheby’s, New York, December 2, 1993, lot 45)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Literature
Bruce Wear, The Bronze World of Frederic Remington, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1966, p. 56, illustration of another example p. 57
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book: A Pictorial History of the West, Garden City, New York, 1966, p. 255, illustration of another example fig. 360
Patricia Janis Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, p. 24, illustrations of other examples pp. 25, 132, 148
Michael Edward Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C., 1981, pp. 63-69, 98, illustrations of other examples pp. 65-67
Michael Edward Shapiro and Peter H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, New York, 1988, pp. 66, 186-187, 195, 206-207, 210- 211, 214, 223, illustrations of other examples pls. 47-49
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West: Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Ogdensburg, New York, 1996, pp. 51, 53-56, 58-60, 176, illustrations of other examples pp. 52-53, 57-64
Thayer Tolles and Thomas Bent Smith, The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925, New York, 2013, pp. 2, 5, 17, 91, 93, 94, 99, 100, 107, 120, 162, illustrations of other examples figs. 1, 2, 114, pp. 2, 4, 90
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book: A Pictorial History of the West, Garden City, New York, 1966, p. 255, illustration of another example fig. 360
Patricia Janis Broder, Bronzes of the American West, New York, 1974, p. 24, illustrations of other examples pp. 25, 132, 148
Michael Edward Shapiro, Cast and Recast: The Sculpture of Frederic Remington, Washington, D.C., 1981, pp. 63-69, 98, illustrations of other examples pp. 65-67
Michael Edward Shapiro and Peter H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington: The Masterworks, New York, 1988, pp. 66, 186-187, 195, 206-207, 210- 211, 214, 223, illustrations of other examples pls. 47-49
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West: Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Ogdensburg, New York, 1996, pp. 51, 53-56, 58-60, 176, illustrations of other examples pp. 52-53, 57-64
Thayer Tolles and Thomas Bent Smith, The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925, New York, 2013, pp. 2, 5, 17, 91, 93, 94, 99, 100, 107, 120, 162, illustrations of other examples figs. 1, 2, 114, pp. 2, 4, 90
Condition
Please contact the American Art department for this condition report: (212) 606 7280 or Laura.West@sothebys.com
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
According to the Roman Bronze Works ledgers, there were approximately 90 lost-wax castings of The Broncho Buster sold before Remington’s death in December 1909. Prior to the death of his wife, Eva Remington, in 1918, an additional 125 castings were produced.