The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush) | |
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Artist | Frederic Remington |
Year | 1890 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 87.3 cm × 123.1 cm (34.4 in × 48.5 in) |
Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago |
Accession | 1982.802 |
The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush) is an 1890 oil painting by Frederic Remington. [1] [2]
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]
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]