{"product_id":"the-bronco-buster-bronze-sculpture-after-frederic-remington","title":"\"The Bronco Buster\" Bronze Sculpture, after Frederic Remington","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a beautiful bronze sculpture entitled \"Bronco Buster,\" after Frederick Remington. This is a table-sized reproduction of one of only twenty two bronze sculptures Remington created during his life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough born, raised, and educated on the East Coast, Frederic Remington (1861-1909) achieved considerable success as America’s leading illustrator of life on the western frontier. His career took off in the mid-1880s when he began making western illustrations for \u003cem\u003eHarper's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and many other widely read New York magazines. Accompanying both factual news reports and colorful fictional tales, Remington's pictures delighted and informed an East Coast populace hungry for information of the new frontier. Remington traveled West repeatedly and greatly admired the rough and intrepid cowboys and soldiers he met there. He enjoyed meeting them and hearing their stories during his visits as a journalist and illustrator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemington produced over 3,000 signed works. Most of them were illustrations, but as he grew older, he turned away from the publishing world and accomplished masterful paintings and drawings. From 1895 to his passing, Remington turned to sculpture and impressionistic oil-on-canvases. He created 22 stunning, energetic bronzes, most of which were created using the lost-wax method of casting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis vigorous portrayal of a cowboy taming a wild horse was the artist’s first effort in bronze, copyrighted in 1895. With an illustrator’s keen eye for drama, he captured the single most illuminating moment of the event.  As the bronco rears up, back arched and splayed tail snapping, the cowboy leans forward and clutches the reins and horse’s mane, not letting the animal best him. The sculpture was based on two of Remington's earlier illustrations- \u003cem\u003eA Bucking Bronco\u003c\/em\u003e, an illustration that accompanied Theodore Roosevelt's article \"The Home Ranch\" in the March 1888 issue of \u003cem\u003eCentury Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and another sketch entitled \u003cem\u003eA Pitching Bronco\u003c\/em\u003e that was published in the April 30, 1892, issue of \u003cem\u003eHarper's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Remington’s first western-themed sculpture, \"Bronco Buster\" remains the most popular of all his sculptures to this day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood condition overall. Bronze sculpture, set on a green marble base. Missing whip in cowboy's right hand. Moderate wear, rubbing, and patina. Signed in bronze at base, \"Frederic Remington.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 9\"H x 11 3\/4\"W x 4 1\/2\"D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by our company's letter of authenticity. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Great Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52896107954405,"sku":"BR081","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/3070\/files\/the-bronco-buster-bronze-sculpture-after-frederic-remington-9937238.jpg?v=1790132245","url":"https:\/\/www.great-republic.com\/products\/the-bronco-buster-bronze-sculpture-after-frederic-remington","provider":"The Great Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}