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Fight for the Waterhole, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Remington, Frederic 1861-1909  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1001 Bissonnet Street Houston Texas 77005
Date:
1903
Notes:
Curry, Larry, "The American West: painters from Catlin to Russell," (exhibition Los Angeles County Museum of Art) NY: Viking Press, 1972.
Neff, Emily Ballew, and George T. M. Shackelford, "American Painters in the Age of Impressionism," Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1995, no. 59.
Image on file.
Neff, Emily Ballew, and George T. M. Shackelford, "American Painters in the Age of Impressionism," Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1995, no. 59.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Desert landscape with horses gathered around a small watering hole, and scouts positioned around the perimeter, their rifles poised to shoot as they scan the horizon.
Topic:
Western  Search this
Landscape--Desert  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAP 82100120
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_195752