Frederic Remington (1861-1909) is remembered as one of the best artists to depict the culture of the American west during the 19th century. His multiple failed attempts at non-art related business ventures in the west during the 1880s inadvertently gave him insight into a way of life in the American west that was quickly disappearing, a life that similar artists that followed sometimes struggled to capture in the way that Remington did. This piece, titled "A Dash For Timber", like many of Remington's works, depicts an action filled scene from the American west, with this piece showing a group of eight mounted cowboys in a fleeing gun fight with a pursuing group of Apache warriors. One of the cowboys in the group has been wounded and is being propped up on his horse by one of his comrades. The piece has a reproduction of Frederic Remington's signature in the bottom left. Including the frame, the piece measures approximately 28 3/4 x 43 3/4 inches. The frame has an antiqued gold finish and a brass tag at the bottom labeling the piece.