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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)

'The Scalp'

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Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
'The Scalp'
inscribed 'Frederic Remington' (on top of the base)--inscribed 'BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE PRIZE' (on front of the base)--inscribed 'Copyrighted by/Frederic Remington 1898' (on side of the base)--inscribed '5' and 'M' (on the bottom of the base)
bronze with brown patina
25¾ in. (65.4 cm.) high

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac, Brooklyn, New York.
Private collection, Palm Beach, Florida.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Note du spécialiste

Also known as The Triumph, Remington's fourth bronze, The Scalp, is the artist's first sculptural depiction of an Indian subject. In the work Remington has rendered a Sioux warrior in a dignified and victorious pose, heroically placed atop a horse that is in mid-stride, coming to an energetic halt.

The present work is one of only eleven sand castings which were completed by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. before Remington chose to work exclusively with the lost-wax method cast at the Roman Bronze Works. This example was a circulating trophy presented annually by the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac to the Brooklyn public school with the best sports record.