Caught in the Circle 1901 Chromolithograph by Frederic Remington

Caught in the Circle, The Last Stand of  Three Troopers and A Scout Overtaken By A Band of Hostile Indians 1901 chromolithograph from a 1906 painting by Frederic Remington. Four cowboys in the middle of the plains defending themselves from a band on Indians. This print was a supplement to Colliers Weekly, Christmas, 1901 and  is in good condition with the original center fold and chips out of the border as can be seen in the photo and will not be seen when framed.

Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909 ) was an American  painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer who specialized in depictions of the  Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19th century American West and images of cowboys, American Indians and the U. S. Calvary. Today he is one of America’s most famous artists. In a career that spanned less than twenty-five years, Remington produced more than 3,000 drawings and paintings, twenty-two bronze sculptures, a novel, a Broadway play, and over one hundred articles and stories.  John Ford’s film “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” was inspired directly by Remington’s work.  The “Marlboro Man” in the well-known cigarette ad was one of Remington’s illustrations. He also become well known as an illustrator for magazines such as Harpers, Colliers  and Theodore Roosevelt’s serialized articles for Century Magazine .