Fired On

1907

Frederic Remington captures the raw panic of the American West in this dramatic night scene, where a posse of riders is suddenly ambushed. The glowing white horse, stumbling near the riverbank, acts as a beacon of chaos against the murky, shadowy background, drawing the eye immediately to the danger. Remington wanted to show the frontier as it truly was—dangerous and unpredictable—rather than the romanticized version popular at the time. The title 'Fired On' tells the whole story: these men are in the middle of a firefight, and that white horse is likely reacting to the sudden gunfire.

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