Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)
Cast by Roman Bronze Works (American, founded 1897)
The Old Dragoons of 1850
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Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)
Cast by Roman Bronze Works (American, founded 1897)Modeled 1905, cast 1906–7
The Old Dragoons of 1850
Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909) Cast by Roman Bronze Works (American, founded 1897) →sculptureamerican arts
Date
Modeled 1905, cast 1906–7
Medium
Bronze with black patina
Dimensions
73 × 119.3 × 43.8 cm (28 3/4 × 47 × 17 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
George F. Harding Collection
The Old Dragoons of 1850 is another feat of Frederic Remington’s technical achievement. Stretching, twisting men and horses move at top speed, depicted by Remington in an arrested moment in time. The complex sculpture suggests the chaos of eyewitness observation, yet it also achieves the choreographed monumentality and unity of synthetic composition. Remington designed his three-dimensional works after the drawings and photographs he made on his trips to the West, and the ability to freeze motion photographically undoubtedly fed the force and dynamism of his sculpture.
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