THE APACHES! BY FREDERIC REMINGTON
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Frederic Remington The Apaches! 1904 Oil on canvas 25 inches x 30 inches |
| Responding to the American public’s ongoing fascination with the Apache Indians and their chief, Geronimo, Remington painted The Apaches! in 1904. He had previously portrayed the Geronimo campaign in 1886 in Harper’s Weekly with his sketch The Apaches are Coming. Remington was familiar with the fearsome reputation of the tribe through stories from the Army and from legend. The Apaches! illustrates the moment when a terrified cavalryman brings the dreaded news of approaching Apache raiders. As he did on several other occasions, Remington returned to a favorite theme, reworked it in a more sophisticated style and color sense that marked his evolution as an artist in the early 20th century. |