Lot 34
Allen C. Redwood(American, 1844-1922)Pursuit to Appomattox, Custer's charge 19 1/4 x 30 1/4in
4 December 2013, 14:00 EST
New YorkUS$30,000 - US$50,000
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Allen C. Redwood (American, 1844-1922)
Pursuit to Appomattox, Custer's charge
signed and dated 'A.C. Redwood / 1886' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
19 1/4 x 30 1/4in
signed and dated 'A.C. Redwood / 1886' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
19 1/4 x 30 1/4in
Footnotes
LITERATURE:
J. Korn, The Civil War: Pursuit to Appomattox, Alexandria, Virginia, 1987, p. 84, illustrated.
Allen Christian Redwood is one of the few sketch artists of the Civil War who fought in combat as an officer. Born in 1844, he was just seventeen when he enlisted in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia at the onset of the war. As one of the only artistic raconteurs of the conflict who actually experienced warfare, he could vividly portray a battle scene. The regiment in which Redwood belonged fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Redwood was wounded at least once, having been shot in the right arm at Gettysburg, and captured twice. He rose to the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major after his exchange from capture at the Second Battle of Bull of Run.
In the present work, Pursuit to Appomattox, Custer's charge, Redwood depicts one of the final battles of the Civil War. George Armstrong Custer, who led the Union Calvary, charged a line of General Robert E. Lee's ragged, yet steadfast men, eventually forcing them to surrender at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
After the war, Redwood continued to document his experiences through illustration and writing. He had studios in Baltimore and New York City where he created his most memorable work for Scribner's, Century and Harper's magazines. In the 1880's he traveled widely in the West and Harper's later sent him to Cuba to cover the Spanish American War in 1898.
