THE DRY CAMP BY FREDERIC REMINGTON
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Frederic Remington The Dry Camp 1907 Oil on canvas 27 3/8 inches x 40 inches |
| By 1907, light--early morning, midday glare, moonlight, firelight--had become Remington's obsession as a painter. The Dry Camp is an attempt to capture the intense light at day's end as the setting sun bathes the land in an unreal, ruddy glow. The dramatic light sets the stage for the theatrical pose of a pioneer with his outfit caught at nightfall, short of water in a parched country. With its pervasive sense of psychological isolation, The Dry Camp could be seen to represent Everyman at the sunset of life confronting mortality. |