Frederic Remington
The Grass Fire (Backfiring)

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
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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