Friends or Foes? (The Scout)
1902–1905 · Oil on canvas · Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
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About this work
- Artist
- Frederic Remington (1861–1909)
- Year
- 1902–1905
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 68.6 × 101.6 cm
- Collection
- Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
- Movement
- Realism
A lone scout on a dark horse sits at the top of a snowy rise under a pale night sky, looking out at the faint lights of a distant camp and deciding whether it is friendly. In his last years Remington turned to moonlit scenes like this, using cool blues and greens to suggest night and silence rather than action. The figure and his shadow are the only dark shapes in a field of blue-white snow. The painting is at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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 cool blue-and-white snow nocturne for a study, den or cabin in a black or dark wood frame. It suits navy, slate or warm white walls at 18×12 and pairs with Remington's The Fall of the Cowboy.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1902–1905)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×12. 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.
