The Emigrants
c. 1904 · Oil on canvas · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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About this work
- Artist
- Frederic Remington (1861–1909)
- Year
- c. 1904
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 77.2 × 115.3 cm
- Collection
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Movement
- Realism
Mounted warriors attack a covered wagon at a river crossing, the oxen floundering in the water and a settler fighting back. Remington painted it around 1904, at the height of his fame as the painter of the frontier. It is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A dramatic western scene for a study, den or lodge in a dark wood frame. It suits warm white or sand walls. Not for children's rooms.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1904)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.





























