"The Rattlesnake," Frederic Remington, American Classic, Bronze On Marble Base
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The Rattlesnake was copyrighted in 1905. Remington enjoyed modeling this piece so thoroughly, that after it was finished, he completely reworked it over a ten day period. The new piece was nearly four inches taller than the original version, and the position of the outlines was also greatly altered. The head, neck and back legs of the horse, and the angle of the cowboys body, now flowed in a more pronounced arching motion. He recorded in his diary," It has taken much longer to model than I had any idea of but it is a good job and a good bronze, well worth while".This piece is Remington’s third most popular sculpture ever, probably due to the fact it adds the elements of the fashionable bronco with those of a close encounter with death. One of Remington’s acquaintances Charles Frances Roe, once a Calvary officer, related to him that "The best thing I’ve ever seen (referring to the sculpture). I had a horse bitten by a rattle snake near the Custer battle field (Little Big Horn) while I was on his back…"This museum quality bronze is hand casted in the traditional "lost wax" method using the highest quality of bronze. The sculpture is one of a kind, handmade by highly talented artisans and attached to a beveled marble base with a gilded plaque of the bronze title and name of the artist. A beautiful classic patina is applied by hand to
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