Slave Market
Frederic Remington · 1893
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 73 × 103.5 cm (28 3/4 × 40 3/4 in.)
- Currently held
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Movement
- Impressionism
Frederic Remington's *Slave Market* (1893) presents a scene of striking human tension, rendered with the confident brushwork that defined one of America's most gifted narrative painters. Best known for his unflinching portrayals of the American West, Remington brought the same observational rigour to subjects beyond the frontier — his years working as an artist-correspondent sharpened his eye for the charged, unscripted moment. In *Slave Market*, figures are arranged with the compositional authority he carried across oil, watercolour, and bronze, using light and shadow to draw the viewer into the scene rather than simply document it. His palette in this period grew richer and more atmospheric as he moved away from illustration and toward serious fine art painting. Now held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, the work stands as evidence of Remington's range beyond the cavalry charges and cattle drives for which he became famous. Each hand-painted oil reproduction of this work is executed on canvas using traditional materials and techniques, preserving the texture, tonal depth, and emotional weight of the original — a faithful rendering made to last as long as the painting it honours.
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