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 full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. 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. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
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.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
