Remington, Frederic “The Buffalo Runners”

Frederic Remington (1861-1909).  “The Buffalo Runners.”  From Six Remington Paintings in Color.  New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1906.  10 1/2 x 18. Color relief half-tone. Light soiling in margins; one short repaired tear in margin, well away from image. Overall, very good condition. Nowhere is the American West to be found more completely illustrated than in the works of Frederic Remington.  Born an Easterner in upstate New York on October 1, 1861, he had by age 19, distinguished himself as a football player and pugilist at Yale.  He arrived on the western plains in 1880 and found the demanding life to his liking, excelling in the use of the lariat and six-gun.  He became friends with the working men of the times, prospected for gold, rode with military troops on campaigns, and roamed such fabled routes as the Santa Fe Trail and Bozeman Road.  Remington quickly realized that he was witnessing the end of an era.  Five years later, Remington arrived in New York City packing his volu