The Broncho Buster
1895, cast 1918
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
22 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 14 in. (57.8 x 47.6 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Helen R. Bleibtreu, 1985
Accession Number
1986.81.2
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Art Historical Context
Frederic Remington's *The Broncho Buster* (1895, cast 1918) captures raw energy of the American West in a dynamic bronze sculpture measuring 22¾ x 18¾ x 14 inches. iconic work depicts a cowboy fiercely riding a bucking bronco, their bodies twisted in mid-motion, embodying the thrill and peril of frontier life. Housed in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of, it was generously bequeathed by Helen R. Bleibtreu in 1985. Remington, a master of Western realism, chronicled the fading era of cowboys and open ranges at the turn of the 20th century. As one of his most celebrated bronzes, *Th...
About the Artist
Frederic Remington
Frederic Remington (1861–1909) was an American painter, sculptor, and illustrator who became the preeminent visual chronicler of the American West. Born in Canton, New York, he studied briefly at the Yale School of the Fine Arts and the Art Students League of New York before making his first trip west in 1881, where he found the subject matter that would define his career. Remington's paintings a...