Frederic Remington
The Grass Fire (Backfiring)

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ArtistAfter Frederic Remington American, 1861–1909

CultureAmerican

Titles

The Grass Fire (Backfiring)

Date1908

PlaceUnited States

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas or panel: 18 × 28 in. (45.7 × 71.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Hogg Brothers Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object number43.47

Not on view

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Department

American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Exhibition of Remington Paintings," Live Oaks Art Club, Columbus, Texas, April 19–June 30, 1960.

"Fakes and Forgeries," The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, July 11–September 8, 1973.

"In Search of Remington," Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, May 1–July 30, 1996; Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, September 15–November 30, 1996; Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, February 1–April 15, 1997; National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, May 30–August 15, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Lower right: Frederic Remington [not in the artist's hand]

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