The Mountain Man
1903, cast by March 1907
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
27 3/4 x 12 x 10 in. (70.5 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession Number
07.79
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About this artwork
This work by american artist Frederic Remington exemplifies the artistic achievements of 1903, cast by March 1907. American artists of this period were establishing distinct visual traditions while engaging with European artistic movements. Cast or worked in bronze, this piece exemplifies sophisticated metalworking traditions. The creation of metal objects involved complex processes including casting, chasing, engraving, and finishing that required years of apprenticeship and specialized knowled...
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...