A Frederic Remington Roundup For Scottsdale Art Auction – Antiques And The Arts Weekly

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Four of the top six lots in Scottsdale Art Auction’s 401-lot sale, conducted on August 3, were all by Frederic Remington (1861-1909). In the top spot overall, exceeding its $25,000 high estimate to earn $81,900, was “Goot Packers At Work,” an original illustration for the March 1981 issue of The Century Magazine (shown). Done in pen, ink and black and white watercolor, the work depicted two cowboys using significant effort to strap packs onto the back of a horse and measured 20 by 26 inches framed. The other three works by Remington, also done for the same publication between 1888 and 1891, were “Hauling Wagon Out of Bog Hole” ($76,700), “The Outlying Camp” ($47,200) and “Indian Territory Apache’s Playing Monte” ($44,250). All prices include the buyer’s premium. Further review of the sale will be in a future issue.