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Frederic Remington
American, 1861–1909
Dismounted: The Fourth Troopers Moving the Led Horses
1890
The horses in Remington’s painting thunder towards us, kicking up clouds of dust. Chaos seems imminent, but this military maneuver is well practiced. In every group of troopers, three dismount to pursue the battle while the fourth leads the riderless steeds to safety. Each animal is distinctly different, but the mustachioed troopers look alike, all seemingly based on the same model. Despite its realistic detail, this picture is a work of historical fiction rather than a record of an actual battle on the western frontier.
Image Caption
Frederic Remington, Dismounted: The Fourth Troopers Moving the Led Horses, 1890, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.11
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
34 1/16 x 48 15/16 in. (86.5 x 124.3 cm)
Frame: 42 1/8 x 57 x 2 3/4 in. (107 x 144.8 x 7 cm)
Object Number
1955.11
Acquisition
Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status
On View
Select Bibliography
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Provenance
Mrs. William H. Sage, New York (sold to M. Knoedler & Co., 24 Feb. 1944); [M. Knoedler & Co., New York, sold to Ellsworth, 7 March 1944]; Lincoln Ellsworth, 1880-1951, New York (1944-1945, sold to M. Knoedler & Co., 7 Feb. 1945); [M. Knoedler & Co., New York, sold to Clark, 19 May 1945]; Robert Sterling Clark (1945-1955); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955.