Frederic Sackrider Remington (American, 1861–1909). The Outlier, 1909. Oil on canvas, frame: 51 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 2 in. (130.8 x 97.8 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Charlotte R. Stillman, 55.43 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 55.43_PS20.jpg)
Frederic Sackrider Remington (American, 1861–1909). The Outlier, 1909. Oil on canvas, frame: 51 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 2 in. (130.8 x 97.8 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Charlotte R. Stillman, 55.43 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 55.43_framed_PS20.jpg)
The Outlier
Frederic Sackrider Remington
American Art
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Radical Care
In this nocturnal scene, the Native American appears as something of a lone relic, disconnected from his culture and ambiguously detached from a specific historical moment. Depicted in isolation, the figure simultaneously suggests former glory and inevitable demise, a fate that most European Americans at this time considered to be certain for Native Americans.
Frederic Sackrider Remington painted many versions of the solitary Native American—a motif inspired by the lingering psychological impact of his harrowing experience in wartime Cuba as a war correspondent. However, it is the American Impressionist–inspired style, featuring broken brushwork and lightened palette, that dominates the painting’s narrative content.
Frederic Sackrider Remington painted many versions of the solitary Native American—a motif inspired by the lingering psychological impact of his harrowing experience in wartime Cuba as a war correspondent. However, it is the American Impressionist–inspired style, featuring broken brushwork and lightened palette, that dominates the painting’s narrative content.
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
1909
DIMENSIONS
frame: 51 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 2 in. (130.8 x 97.8 x 5.1 cm)
40 x 27 1/16 in. (101.6 x 68.8 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower right "Frederic Remington / 1909"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
55.43
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Charlotte R. Stillman
PROVENANCE
By December 13, 1909, purchased from the artist, through M. Knoedler & Co., by Edward S. Harkness; between 1909 and 1954, provenance not yet documented; by December 12, 1954, acquired by Charlotte Rogers Stillman of New York, NY, by December 12, 1954; March 17, 1955, bequeathed by Charlotte Rogers Stillman to the Brooklyn Museum.
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This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Radical Care
CAPTION
Frederic Sackrider Remington (American, 1861–1909). The Outlier, 1909. Oil on canvas, frame: 51 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 2 in. (130.8 x 97.8 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Charlotte R. Stillman, 55.43 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 55.43_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 55.43_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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