The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush) Painting - Framed Art Print 1600 Artist: Charles Schreyvogel (1861–1912)

Artist: Charles Schreyvogel (1861–1912)

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The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush) Painting - Framed Art Print 1600 Artist: Charles Schreyvogel (1861–1912)About the Art: Frederic Remington crafted this scene of bloody confrontation for his white eastern audiences, who understood the West as a place of both danger and opportunity. An unseen Sioux warrior has shot a cavalry scout, who slumps over his horse while the troops behind him flee the ambush. A sculptor and illustrator as well as a painter, Remington was famous for his dynamic compositions of frontier life, which presented mythic, romanticized