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Frederic Remington 1861 - 1909
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Frederic Remington
- With the Wolfhounds [Coursing with the Greyhounds]
signed Frederic Remington (lower left)
oil en grisaille on canvas
- 25 by 23 1/2 inches
- (63.5 by 59.7 cm)
- Painted in 1902.
Provenance
Smith and Wesson, Bangor Punta Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1902 (commissioned from the artist)
Exhibited
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Paine Art Center; Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Art; Williamstown, Massachusetts, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Frederic Remington: A Retrospective Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, August-December 1967, no. 46, illustrated
Cody, Wyoming, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Special Exhibition, Loans and New Acquisitions, May-October 1970, no. 39
Cody, Wyoming, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Remington Retrospective in Honor of Harold McCracken, May-October 1974
Cody, Wyoming, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Special Exhibition, Loans and New Acquisitions, May-October 1970, no. 39
Cody, Wyoming, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Remington Retrospective in Honor of Harold McCracken, May-October 1974
Literature
Harper's Monthly, December 1902, illustrated
Peggy and Harold Samuels, Remington: The Complete Prints, New York, 1990, no. 77, p. 64, illustrated p. 73
Peter H. Hassrick and Melissa J. Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, vol. II, Cody, Wyoming, 1996, no. 2690, p. 766, illustrated
Peggy and Harold Samuels, Remington: The Complete Prints, New York, 1990, no. 77, p. 64, illustrated p. 73
Peter H. Hassrick and Melissa J. Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, vol. II, Cody, Wyoming, 1996, no. 2690, p. 766, illustrated
Condition
Good condition, lined; under UV: scattered spots of inpainting in upper left corner and left edge; spots in the upper right corner and a cluster in the upper right sky; two spots in the ground between the wolf and hound.
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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.