The Emigrants
By: Frederic Remington
Date: 1904 (copyright) New York City
Dimensions: 12 x 18.25 inches
This is an original chromolithograph print of Frederic Remington's painting "The Emigrants," with his signature appearing in the lower right. The prints was published by Collier's Weekly out of New York City and bares a copyright date of 1904.
The print features an emigrant wagon train under attack by Native Americans while fording a river in the western frontier. In this calamitous scene, a a young male is seen helplessly fending off his attackers with a stick used to drive oxen, while an indigenous warrior positions his spear for the kill while riding at full gallop.
Frederic Remington was an American painter, illustrator, and sculptor who specialized in the realistic portrayal of the Wild West. From cowboys and Native Americans, to U.S. Cavalry, officers of the law, emigrant settlers, Frederic Remington presented a window for the rest of the world into the beautiful, calamitous, unpredictable, and dangerous nature of Western America during the last quarter of the 19th century.
His style was naturalistic, sometimes impressionistic and he focused on the people and animals of the West, portraying men almost exclusively. He is known for being one of the first American artists to illustrate the true gait of the horse in motion and the galloping horse became Remington's signature subject, which was copied and interpreted by many subsequent Western artists.
Collier’s Magazine was a weekly periodical that can best be described as American, general interest featuring vibrant, original illustrated covers with articles and short stories by famous writers such as Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, John Steinbeck, and Kurt Vonnegut that often focused on historical and political events. The magazine was founded in 1888 by the Irish immigrant Peter Collier and ran until January 8, 1957.
Remington’s illustration appeared in many issues of Collier’s magazine but was also issued as separate prints in portfolios, intended for framing.
Condition: This print is in B condition with some staining and a small hole in the lower left margin. The print itself is clean and beautiful with vivid color.
Inventory #92100
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