The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)
ArtistFrederic Remington
Year1890 (1890)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions87.3 cm × 123.1 cm (34.4 in × 48.5 in)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Accession1982.802

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush) is an 1890 oil painting by Frederic Remington.[1][2]

Description

The painting depicts a cavalry scout slumping over his horse after being shot by an unseen Sioux warrior in ambush. Behind the scout are other mounted troops who are fleeing the ambush.[3]

Provenance

In an auction of 1893 led by Thomas Ellis Kirby at the American Art Association, the painting was sold to E. H. Wales for US$250.[4][5] It was acquired by the George F. Harding Museum some time before 1982. In 1982, ownership was transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice". Harper's Weekly. 37 (1917): 886. September 16, 1893. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Advance-Guard, or the Military Sacrifice – 01207". Remington Catalogue Raisonné. Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1890. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "A Successful Sale". The New York Times. January 14, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mr. Remington's Pictures". The Sun. January 14, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
Stub icon

This article about a nineteenth-century painting is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.