The Mountain Man
Artist
Frederic Remington
(American, 1861 - 1909)
Date1903, cast posthumously c. 1918
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions28 3/4 x 21 1/8 x 10 7/8 inches (73 x 53.7 x 27.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number21.2.11
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionMan on horse coming down mountain.Label TextIn The Mountain Man Remington depicted the fur trapper who roamed the Rocky Mountains in an earlier time, the 1830s-1840s. His portrayal of the rider descending a steep mountain evokes the dangers of the wilderness. Yet the mountain man appears secure in his ability to survive.
ProvenancePurchased April 4, 1957 through (Nada Kramar, Washington D.C.) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Antonio Vanetti
