A Mexican Vaquero ☶ Remington ☰ Canvas moon which led to the art

which led to the art movement's name: Fauvism

An Indian Trapper (1889) by Frederic Remington depicts a Native American man on horseback

there is an element of loneliness as each figure seems isolated and withdrawn from the others

blowing grass can be seen from my studio window in the late summer or autumn

A Mexican Vaquero ☶ Remington ☰ Canvas moon which led to the artA Mexican Vaquero (1890) by Frederic Remington depicts a vaquero, a Mexican horseman similar to the American cowboys, sitting on his horse, outlined by the pale blue sky. A trip to Mexico in 1889 provided Remington with a wealth of firsthand material for paintings and illustrations that were created later in his New York studio.