Lot 229
  • 229

Frederic Remington

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Frederic Remington
  • Scout
  • signed with the artist's initials F.R. and titled Scout. (lower left)
  • watercolor on paper
  • 20 by 11 inches
  • (50.9 by 27.8 cm)
  • Executed circa 1885.

Provenance

Private Collection, Vermont, circa 1970s
By descent from the above, the parents of the present owner

Literature

Peter Hassrick and Melissa Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings, Seattle, 1996, no. 33, p. 71, illustrated

Condition

Watercolor on paper, sheet in generally good condition aside uneven edges, a small tear to the lower edge, curling to the upper left corner, and waving to the left edge. Recto: In generally good condition aside from mat burn, some spots of discoloration under horses reins, and a few faint dots of foxing. Verso: In similar condition to recto. Hinged at upper edge by two pieces of cloth tape.
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