The Blanket Signal ☴ Remington ☷ Canvas portrait or never existed

or never existed

all partaking in sensory pleasures

symbolizing anxiety

Painted in the pointillist style developed by Signac and Georges Seurat

depicting souls as they fall helplessly towards Hell

The Blanket Signal ☴ Remington ☷ Canvas portrait or never existedThe 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