The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice

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

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. "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.