The Old Stage-Coach of the Plains ☵ Remington ☳ Art Print memento mori he creates the ideal "Tahitian

he creates the ideal "Tahitian Eve" conjured in his writings: "very subtle

while at the foot of the painting three women also bow their heads

symbolically fencing in the cowboys

The woman is silhouetted against a reddish-yellow sunset radiating from the distant mountains

It depicts two pairs of mother and child

The Old Stage-Coach of the Plains ☵ Remington ☳ Art Print memento mori he creates the ideal "TahitianThe Old Stage Coach of the Plains (1901) by Frederic Remington depicts a stagecoach led by a team of six horses, descending a steep slope, while a lookout on top of the coach, rifle in hand, looks back towards some unseen danger. The scene is set at night with only a glow from the coach and stars in the sky as light sources, though shadows of the coach and horses indicate bright moonlight aiding the travelers on their treacherous journey.