Frederic Remington
Aiding a Comrade

ArtistAmerican, 1861–1909
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Aiding a Comrade
Date1889–1890
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions34 5/16 × 48 1/8 in. (87.1 × 122.2 cm)
Frame: 43 1/2 × 57 1/2 in. (110.5 × 146.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Hogg Brothers Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number43.23
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Fabulous West Exhibition," Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, September 1954.

Foley's Houston, January 1955.

The Century Club, Knoedler Galleries, New York, April–May 1956.

"Western Exhibition," William Rockwell Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, October–November 15, 1957.

"The Horse in Art," Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, January 18–February 24, 1963.

The White House, Washington, D.C., May 1964–?.

The Department of State, Washington, D.C., November 1968–January 1976.

Residence of the Vice President of the United States, Washington, D.C., February 26, 1986–January 28, 1988.

"Frederic Remington: The Master Works," St. Louis Art Museum, March 11–May 22, 1988; Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, June 17–September 5, 1988; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 1988–January 8, 1989; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 10–April 16, 1989.

"Frederic Remington and the Story of the West," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 17–September 1, 1991.

"Remington Looking West," The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, February 17–May 4, 2008.

"Natural Forces: Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington," Denver Art Museum, June 26–September 7, 2020; "Mythmakers: The Art of Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington," Portland Museum of Art, Maine, September 25–November 29, 2020; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, December 22, 2020–February 28, 2021.

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