Description
In Mounted Cowboy in Chaps with Race Horse, Frederic Remington builds a focused image around the subject identified by the work’s name. A considered distribution of form and space keeps the subject legible while inviting a slower reading of the complete image.
Frederic Remington uses changes in light, color, and definition to establish the work’s mood and guide attention. Changes in density across the image help separate primary forms from supporting areas while maintaining a unified overall design. Viewed closely, the interaction of broad passages and quieter details gives the painting much of its lasting visual interest.
A hand-painted oil reproduction carries these visual relationships into layered pigment and visible brushwork on canvas. The result combines the accessibility of a reproduction with the texture and individual character expected from a traditionally painted canvas.