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Frederic Remington
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Frederic Remington
- Snapping a Rope on a Horse's Foot
- signed Frederic Remington (lower left) and titled "Snapping a rope on a horses foot" (under the mat at lower left)
- pen and ink on paper
- Image size: 12 1/4 by 11 1/8 inches (31.1 by 28.3 cm)
- Sheet size: 15 1/8 by 14 7/8 inches (38.4 by 37.8 cm)
Provenance
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Private Collection, Illinois (purchased from the above)
Private Collection, Illinois (purchased from the above)
Literature
Richard Harding Davis, “The West From a Car Window”, Harper’s Weekly, New York, April 30, 1892, p. 131, illustrated
Peter H. Hassrick, Melissa J. Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings, Cody, 1996, vol. 1, p. 436, no. 1510, illustrated
Peter H. Hassrick, Melissa J. Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings, Cody, 1996, vol. 1, p. 436, no. 1510, illustrated
Condition
Original paper is mounted to card for reinforcement. Surface in generally good condition, with scattered surface dirt, soiling and foxing. General discoloration at edges under mat.
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
Snapping a Rope on a Horse's Foot first appeared as an illustration for Richard Harding Davis’s Harper’s Weekly story “The West From a Car Window” of 1892. Davis was a noted early American war correspondent, one of the most active journalists of the Spanish-American War, and worked as a reporter for The Sun, of New York City, and as managing editor of Harper’s Weekly. In 1896, at the direction of William Randolph Hearst, Davis was directed to cover the Cuban War of Independence, along with noted illustrator Frederic Remington. Davis also wrote for the New York Herald, Times of London, and Scribner’s Magazine, and played a key role in the development of the public persona of Theodore Roosevelt and his infamous Rough Riders.