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Message:: [QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8152307, member: 20201"]The Norther[ATTACH=full]1422173[/ATTACH] Shannon J. Hatfield wrote: The Norther, is the fifth in Remington’s bronzes it can be thought of as a cowboy on horse back in a frigid snow storm. There are very fierce winds blowing from the backside of the cowboy. The half frozen figure is not shown as a man that has overcome the fierceness of nature, but one rendered vulnerable by the drastic elements. The Norther was in Remington’s mind potentially unpopular to the public. He thought that not very many would want a sculpture of a lone soldier on his horse caught dead in the in their tracks in a chilly, snow wind. It was probably this that urged Remington to only have three original castings produced. [ATTACH=full]1422174[/ATTACH] The Outlaw[ATTACH=full]1422182[/ATTACH] Shannon J. Hatfield wrote: The Outlaw is one of Remington’s later pieces. This 1906 piece, The Outlaw was known as the real companion to The Broncho Buster. It is the teeter to The Broncho Buster’s totter, what comes up in one comes down in the other. Giant jolts of endless energy were what this cowboy was feeling as the horse would rear up putting full force on all fronts. The Outlaw’s rider seems to bestow a great amount of fluidity and control. However, this cowboy is not going to win any points by resting his hand on the side of his horse. Yet, on a safer side he stands a chance of not getting his coccyx dislocated. This cowboy was a first class bronco-buster or flash rider. These riders would receive high wages, wages that were well deserved, because this was one of the most dangerous jobs there were and no man could ever hope to grow old. The idea for this casting was taken from that of an old sketch that Remington had done years before called the “Sun Fisher.” In this sketch the rigorous life of a flash rider was shown. This cowboy was trying to beat the odds to stay on the bronc. [ATTACH=full]1422183[/ATTACH] The Rattlesnake[ATTACH=full]1422184[/ATTACH] The Rattlesnake was copyrighted in 1905, Remington's 12th sculpture.A powerful composition, it focuses all attention and movement to the small but deadly rattlesnake. The Rattlesnake won much praise when it was completed and was called the work of a master's hand. Remington enjoyed modeling this piece so thoroughly, that after it was finished, he completely reworked it over a ten day period. The new piece was nearly four inches taller than the original version, and the position of the out lines was also greatly altered. The head, neck and back legs of the horse, and the angle of the cowboys body, now flowed in a more pronounced arching motion. He recorded in his diary,"It has taken much longer to model than I had any idea of but it is a good job and a good bronze, well worth while".This piece is Remington’s third most popular sculpture ever, probably due to the fact it adds the elements of the fashionable bronco with those of a close encounter with death. [ATTACH=full]1422185[/ATTACH] The Scalp[ATTACH=full]1422186[/ATTACH] 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 victor holding a human scalp in a clenched fist. [ATTACH=full]1422187[/ATTACH] The Sergeant[ATTACH=full]1422188[/ATTACH]  The Sergeant is the smallest of Remington’s castings standing less than eleven inches tall. This bronze shows the hard life of a tough, weathered, and sharp-nosed Sergeant.Quite often this bronze is mistaken for a grizzled veteran of the Indian wars. But this was not the intent of Remington. He wanted it to be a tribute to the First U.S. Volunteer Calvary, the Rough Riders, whom he rode with and respected so much.The Sergeant combines two types of Remington’s works the cowpuncher and the soldier. [ATTACH=full]1422189[/ATTACH] Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]

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