The Blanket Signal ☴ Remington ☷ Canvas portrait overlooking a river where a

overlooking a river where a man rows a boat

The forest of Fontainebleau south of Paris permitted Renoir to paint landscapes en plein air

all partaking in sensory pleasures

Painted in the pointillist style developed by Signac and Georges Seurat

elbow on a table with two books and the medicinal herb foxglove

The Blanket Signal ☴ Remington ☷ Canvas portrait overlooking a river where aThe Blanket Signal (1896) by Frederic Remington depicts an Indian scout on horseback, holding a rifle and using a large, colorful blanket, to signal fellow tribesmen. The attention to detail in clothing and artifacts, and the dramatic composition against the land and sky showing a connection to the land, are hallmarks of Remington's work. Native Americans often appeared as the enemy in his earlier work, but in defeat became they became the enduring