Trooper of the Plains-1868

Known for his dramatic depictions of the American Old West, Frederic Remington captured the swift action and mythic figures of a rapidly disappearing frontier with exceptional narrative detail. His bronze sculptures, paintings and illustrations evince a reverent nostalgia; of his chosen subject matter, Remington reflected: “I knew the wild riders and vacant land were about to vanish forever.” With his facility for textural detail and dynamic storytelling, Remington distinguished himself as one of the leading chroniclers of late 19th-century frontier life. In the words of his friend Theodore Roosevelt: “The soldier, the cowboy and rancher, the Indian, the horses and the cattle of the plains, will live in his pictures and bronzes, I verily believe, for all time.”

Kansas City