A Blackfoot Indian

A Blackfoot Indian

1888
Artist
Frederic Remington, American, 1861-1909
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on canvas covered academy board
Accession Number
2013.139
Credit Line
The Roath Collection

Frederic Remington, A Blackfoot Indian, 1888. Oil on canvas; 21 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. Roath Collection at the Denver Art Museum. 2013.1399

Dimensions
frame height: 29 7/8 in, 75.8825 cm; frame width: 23 3/4 in, 60.3250 cm; frame depth: 2 in, 5.0800 cm; sight height: 21 3/8 in, 54.2925 cm; sight width: 15 3/8 in, 39.0525 cm
Inscription
Inscribed lower left: E.H. Sc; Signed lower right "Frederic Remington./'88"
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
John Mitchell, New York, NY; (Newhouse Galleries), New York, NY; Mr. and Mrs. Kay Kimbell, Fort Worth, TX; (Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc.), New York, NY, October 16, 1974; Warner Collection, Gulf States Paper Corporation, Tuscaloosa, AL; (Sotheby's) New York, NY, October 22, 1981; (James Graham & Sons), New York, NY. (Sotheby's) New York, NY, 2001; (unknown dealer); HRH Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz; Henry Roath, Denver, CO, 2012; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2013
Exhibition History
  • AAG—New York, 1893
  • "The American West: Painters from Catlin to Russell"—Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 3/21/1972 - 5/28/1972
  • M. H. de Young Museum, 6/9/1972 - 9/17/1972
  • City Art Museum of St. Louis, 11/2/1972 - 12/31/1972
  • "Frederic Remington: The Soldier Artist"—United States Military Academy, 5/14/1979 - 6/10/1979
  • "Frederic Remington"—Gerald Peters Gallery, 5/3/1991 - 6/11/1991
  • "BackStory: Western American Art in Context"—History Colorado, 3/18/2017 - 2/11/2018