A Dash for the Timber
1889
Frederic Remington captured the raw, dusty chaos of the American West in this thrilling chase scene, where a group of cowboys gallop desperately toward a distant line of trees to escape a pursuing mob. Guns are blazing, hats are flying, and the horses' hooves kick up clouds of dirt in a desperate bid for survival. Painted in 1889, this dynamic composition helped define the mythic image of the cowboy for generations of Americans. Ironically, Remington was an Easterner who only spent a few months in the West, yet his vivid imagination created the definitive visual language of the frontier.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
Location: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
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