A Mexican Vaquero ☶ Remington ☰ Canvas moon The painting was created as

The painting was created as a simple study in white

there is an element of loneliness as each figure seems isolated and withdrawn from the others

which led to the art movement's name: Fauvism

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

' and a measure of respect

A Mexican Vaquero ☶ Remington ☰ Canvas moon The painting was created asA 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.