Frederic Remington: career timeline
American · 1861–1909 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 83 of 203 lots (41% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | $243kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1880s | 17 | 16 | $28.1kSign up | Drawing |
| 1890s | 42 | 38 | $87kSign up | Drawing |
| 1900s | 21 | 15 | $55kSign up | Sculpture |
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1870s 2 works
1877 The Rattlesnake$218kSign up
1877 The Rattlesnake$268kSign up
1880s 17 works
- Sold
- 16 of 17
- Median
- $28.1kSign up
- Average
- $48.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 10 in (29 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (10), Oil (4), Gouache (2)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
1880 Scholar in a LibraryUnsold
c. 1885 Gracias Señorita! May the Apaches Never Get You ( circa 1885)$155kSign up
1886 The Couriers$29.3kSign up
c. 1887 Jim Bridger, the Veteran Mountaineer (ca. 1887)$21.8kSign up
c. 1887 A Trip Up Country – The Bursted Girths ( circa 1887)$15.5kSign up
c. 1887 A Trip Up Country - The Bursted Girths$8kSign up
c. 1888 A Peccary Hunt in Northern Mexico (ca. 1888)$194kSign up
1888 Old Faithful$10.3kSign up
1888 Old Timer$19.4kSign up
1888 In the Desert$38kSign up
1888 Runaway Horses$12.9kSign up
1888 A Campfire Sketch$35.1kSign up
Show 5 more (1880s)
1888 Old Timer$11.5kSign up
1888 The Texas Type of Cowboy$67.2kSign up
c. 1889 Running a Coyote with Hounds in Southern California ( circa 1889 )$65.5kSign up
1889 We Packed Our Mules in the Corral of the Hotel$27kSign up
c. 1889 Running a Coyote with Hounds in Southern California$67.2kSign up
1890s 42 works
- Sold
- 38 of 42
- Median
- $87kSign up
- Average
- $185kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 18 in (51 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (18), Sculpture (9), Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (2), Cattle & animals (1)
c. 1890 Boots and Saddles (ca. 1890-91)$254kSign up
1890 On the Way to the Platte [or] Fitzpatrick and the Wagon Train$38.7kSign up
c. 1890 Water!$263kSign up
1890 A Rearer$35.1kSign up
c. 1890 Ugly$93.6kSign up
c. 1890 Santa Del Inca – Roping Cattle at Punta Negra$43.9kSign up
c. 1891 I Looks Toward You, Pardner (ca. 1891)$15.7kSign up
1891 Cavalry Maneuver$45.4kSign up
1891 Dismounted Sabre ContestUnsold
c. 1891 Whipping in a Straggler”, Circa 1891$18.1kSign up
c. 1891 Choose Whichever One of These Barkers You WantUnsold
1891 The Monte Deal at Ojo Caliente$201kSign up
Show 12 more (1890s)
1891 An Apache$1.5MSign up
1892 When Her Man’s Work Was Done$66.5kSign up
c. 1892 Arrest of a Poacher in the Forest ( circa 1892)$23.8kSign up
1892 The Thunder-Fighters Would Take Their Bows and Arrows, Their Guns, Their Magic Drum$35.7kSign up
c. 1892 A Forester ( circa 1892-1894)$20.2kSign up
1892 Don CossackUnsold
c. 1893 My Comrade$27.5kSign up
c. 1893 Police and Trailer Following a Criminal ( circa 1893)$29.8kSign up
1893 Charles F. Roe Making His Famous Ride to Camp Warner$46.8kSign up
c. 1894 The Mexican Freight-Wagon$87.8kSign up
1894 Watering the Texas Horses of the Third Cavalry in Lake Michigan$87.8kSign up
c. 1894 Scout with Two Troopers$28.1kSign up
…and 18 more works from this group in the full results list.
1900s 21 works
- Sold
- 15 of 21
- Median
- $55kSign up
- Average
- $590kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 19.5 in (58 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (13), Oil (5), Lithograph (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1900 He Made His Magazine Gun Blaze Until Empty$86.3kSign up
1901 Trapper$4.2kSign up
1901 Arizona Cowboy$4.8kSign up
1901 An Arizona Cowboy$2.9kSign up
1901 The Cheyenne$75.1kSign up
1901 The Cheyenne$450Sign up
1901 The Cheyenne$75kSign up
c. 1901 She Noticed That All, Even the Children, Gathered up Stones as They Went$46.8kSign up
1903 UntitledResult not published
1903 The Mountain Man$900Sign up
1904 Sergeant$55kSign up
1904 The Rattlesnake$150kSign up
Show 9 more (1900s)
c. 1905 The Scalp (ca. 1905)$33.3kSign up
1907 The Story of Where the Sun Goes$1.7MSign up
1908 Cutting Out Pony Herds (A Stampede)$5.6MSign up
1909 For your consideration is this after-Frederic Remington (born 1861 and passed 1909)Result not published
1909 For your consideration is this after-Frederic Remington (born 1861 and passed 1909)Result not published
1909 Featured in this lot is this after-Frederic Remington (born 1861 and passed 1909)Result not published
1909 For your consideration is this after-Frederic Remington (born 1861 and passed 1909)Result not published
1909 Featured in this lot is this after Frederic Remington (born 1861 and passed on 1909)Result not published
1909 Casuals on the Range$982kSign up
Creation date not recorded
118 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $86.6kSign up
- Average
- $160kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 14 in (36 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Gouache (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2005 The Cheyenne$123kSign up
sold 2005 Bronco Buster$49.9kSign up
sold 2007 The Broncho Buster #10$560kSign up
sold 2008 Young's Struggle with the Priest Captain$19.2kSign up
sold 2008 The Mountain Man$184kSign up
sold 2008 Old Piegan$22.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 43 works
- Sold
- 35 of 43
- Median
- $35.1kSign up
- Average
- $82.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 14.5 in (45 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (24), Watercolor (6), Drawing (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2010 A Frontiersman$2.5kSign up
sold 2011 Indians on horsebackUnsold
sold 2011 The Savage$1.3kSign up
sold 2012 The ScoutUnsold
sold 2012 An Arizona Cowboy$4kSign up
sold 2012 Tepees$30.4kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2012 French Algerian Zouave$16.4kSign up
sold 2012 The Broncho Buster$222kSign up
sold 2013 Six Remington Painting in Color” (Portfolio of Six Artist’s Proofs)$2.4kSign up
sold 2013 You Know this Thing, Chief?$322kSign up
sold 2014 The Rattlesnake$4.2kSign up
sold 2014 The Rattlesnake #53$380kSign up
…and 31 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 69 works
- Sold
- 50 of 69
- Median
- $9.5kSign up
- Average
- $55.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 14.5 in (48 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (36), Lithograph (16), Drawing (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Cattle & animals (2), Beach scenes (1)
sold 2020 Mountain Man$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 The Savage$18.7kSign up
sold 2020 The Cheyenne$439kSign up
sold 2021 Savage$3kSign up
sold 2021 The NortherResult not published
sold 2021 A Bunch of Buckskins: An Indian Scout$550Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Apache Head Study$10kSign up
sold 2021 Army Packer & Calvary Officer$12.9kSign up
sold 2021 A Typical Trooper$76kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2021 Prussian Dragoon Officer$11.7kSign up
sold 2021 Lancer Private$14kSign up
sold 2021 Halt by the Roadside OR The Story of a Thousand$64.3kSign up
…and 57 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Frederic Remington auction results →