Reproduction of "End of the Trail" Bronze Sculpture by James Earle Fraser

Description

Reproduction of "End of the Trail"  Bronze Sculpture by James Earle Fraser   - around 21 1/2” Tall X 20” long, weighing in at 37 lbs. The gorgeous marble base is included in measurement.
The End of the Trail, James Earle Fraser's best-known sculpture, has come to symbolize the decimation of the Native American population due to the westward expansion. In 1893, the year of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 15-year old Fraser, a student of the Art Institute, produced the first version of this bronze sculpture. The beautiful but very sad sculpture  portrays an exhausted Sioux drooping on his equally weary pony, both rider and horse, have literally - and figuratively - have reached the end of the trail.
Even though this is a reproduction of a James Fraser piece, for some reason Frederick Remington's same is etched on the statue above his name plate.  I do not know why, maybe someone could enlighten me on this!
This signed statue is reproduced and hand cast in solid bronze one piece at a time. It is finished in a dark brown patina and then hand-rubbed to bring out the awesome detail and highlights. The statue is then mounted on a fine marble base with an etched brass plate bearing the name of the statue and the artist, James Frasure.