The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice

1890 painting by Frederic Remington

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)

Artist	Frederic Remington
Year	1890 (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]

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

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