According to Harold McCracken, “Frederic Remington was a nonconformist and adventurous in nearly everything he did. The first American sculptor to use the cire-perdue process, he became a close friend of Riccardo Bertelli, who brought the technique here from Italy and established the Roman Bronze Works. In a conversation with the present writer a good many years ago, Mr. Bertelli commented: ‘He [Remington] always wanted to have his horses with all four feet off the ground. I sometimes had quite a time with him.’

“The Cheyenne was the first of Remington’s bronzes originally cast by the Roman Bronze Works (copyrighted November 21, 1901) and it does have the Indian’s horse with all four feet off the ground.”

PROVENANCE
Estate of C. C. Moseley, Los Angeles, California
Christie’s, New York, New York, 1994
Private collection, Houston, Texas

LITERATURE
Harold McCracken, The Frederic Remington Book, Doubleday, 1966, p. 260, example illustrated
Peter H. Hassrick, Frederic Remington, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1973, pp. 192-93, example illustrated
Michael D. Greenbaum, Icons of the West: Frederic Remington’s Sculpture, Frederic Remington Art Museum, 1996, pp. 88-93, example illustrated

Important Notice: Statements of condition are provided as a service to potential bidders; such statements are educated opinions and should not be regarded as facts. The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction has no responsibility for any errors or omissions.