Frederic S. Remington
(american, 1861-1909)
The Rattlesnake, #69, bronze with brown patina, inscribed Copyright Frederic Remington, ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. N-Y- (on base) and No. 69 (inside the base)
Height 24 inches
Property from the Estate of Augusta G. Bloom, Evanston, Illinois
Provenance:
Purchased at Tiffany & Co., New York, NY, as a wedding gift to Moses Bloom and Selma Schwartz , married November 27, 1918
By descent in the family to the present owner
Literature:
Harold McCracken, Frederic Remington: Artist of the Old West, New York, 1947, n.p., pl. 47, example illustrated
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book, Garden City, NY, 1966, page 265, example illustrated
Peter H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and The Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections, New York, NY, 1973, pages 200-1, example illustrated
Michael Edward Shapiro, Frederic Remington: the masterworks New York, NY, 1988, pages 211, 213, example illustrated
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West, Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Ogdensburg, NY, 1996, pages 123-128, example illustrated
Brian Dippie, The Frederic Remington Art Museum Collection, Ogdensburg, New York, 2001, pp. 198-201, example illustrated
Surface dirt overall, heaviest in recessed areas. Surface abrasions on the side of the base. Areas of oxidation, including on the holster, near the rope, under the front cowboy leg and near one hind leg. Areas of loss to the patina, particularly on the reins. Circular ring securing one side of rein is partially open.
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(american, 1861-1909)
The Rattlesnake, #69, bronze with brown patina, inscribed Copyright Frederic Remington, ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. N-Y- (on base) and No. 69 (inside the base)
Height 24 inches
Property from the Estate of Augusta G. Bloom, Evanston, Illinois
Provenance:
Purchased at Tiffany & Co., New York, NY, as a wedding gift to Moses Bloom and Selma Schwartz , married November 27, 1918
By descent in the family to the present owner
Literature:
Harold McCracken, Frederic Remington: Artist of the Old West, New York, 1947, n.p., pl. 47, example illustrated
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book, Garden City, NY, 1966, page 265, example illustrated
Peter H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and The Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collections, New York, NY, 1973, pages 200-1, example illustrated
Michael Edward Shapiro, Frederic Remington: the masterworks New York, NY, 1988, pages 211, 213, example illustrated
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West, Frederic Remington's Sculpture, Ogdensburg, NY, 1996, pages 123-128, example illustrated
Brian Dippie, The Frederic Remington Art Museum Collection, Ogdensburg, New York, 2001, pp. 198-201, example illustrated
Surface dirt overall, heaviest in recessed areas. Surface abrasions on the side of the base. Areas of oxidation, including on the holster, near the rope, under the front cowboy leg and near one hind leg. Areas of loss to the patina, particularly on the reins. Circular ring securing one side of rein is partially open.
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