$28,290
Frederic Sackrider Remington (American, 1861-1909) Jew Smugglers and Refugees in the Hands of the Dragoons , c. 1893 Signed "Frederic Remington" l.l., titled in inscription (probably in the artist's hand) on the reverse, identified in inscriptions on the backing. Watercolor en grisaille on paperboard, 21 x 28 1/2 in. (53.3 x 72.4 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, unobtrusive surface rubs, losses at edges of sheet. Provenance: Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Trower, Brockton, Massachusetts, then by descent to the current Massachusetts collector. Literature: Hassrick, Peter and Webster, Melissa, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, Volume II. (Seattle: Buffalo Bill Historical Center and University of Washington Press, 1996); Illustrated No. 1748 on p. 492; Harper's Monthly , March 1894, Illustrated p. 611; and Bigelow, Poultney, The Borderland of Czar and Kaiser. (New York: Harper, 1895) Illustrated p. 119. N.B. Born in Canton, New York, in 1861, Frederic Sackrider Remington showed artistic talent and interest at a young age. Son to a Civil War cavalry officer, Remington naturally had a fondness for horses and was a skilled rider. After briefly attending a military academy at age 15, Remington left to study art at Yale University in 1878. Although initially enthusiastic, he soon became bored and restless with the tedious routine of art instruction and turned to athletics where he became the Yale boxing champion and a football p Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-29
