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Lot Essay
Also known as The Triumph, Remington's fourth bronze, The Scalp, is the artist's first sculptural depiction of an Indian subject. In the work Remington has rendered a Sioux warrior in a dignified and victorious pose, heroically placed atop a horse that is in mid-stride, coming to an energetic halt.
The present work is one of only eleven sand castings which were completed by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. before Remington chose to work exclusively with the lost-wax method cast at the Roman Bronze Works. This example was a circulating trophy presented annually by the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac to the Brooklyn public school with the best sports record.
The present work is one of only eleven sand castings which were completed by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. before Remington chose to work exclusively with the lost-wax method cast at the Roman Bronze Works. This example was a circulating trophy presented annually by the The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac to the Brooklyn public school with the best sports record.