"Shooting From Ambush," oil on canvas, by the American artist Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. 20 3/8 in. x 30 7/16 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Whitney Collections of Sporting Art, given in memory of Harry Payne Whitney, B.A. 1894, and Payne Whitney, B.A. 1898, by Francis P. Garvan, B.A. 1897, M.A. (Hon.) 1922. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Painting ID:: 73004
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait "Shooting From Ambush," oil on canvas, by the American artist Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. 20 3/8 in. x 30 7/16 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Whitney Collections of Sporting Art, given in memory of Harry Payne Whitney, B.A. 1894, and Payne Whitney, B.A. 1898, by Francis P. Garvan, B.A. 1897, M.A. (Hon.) 1922. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
cjr Shooting From Ambush (February 5, 1819 -April 28, 1905) was an American artist who is known mostly for his paintings of wildlife. During most of his career, he was associated with the New York City art scene.
Tait was born in Lively Hall near Liverpool, England. At eight years old, because his father went bankrupt he was sent to live with relatives in Lancaster. It is during that time that he became attached to animals. Later on, in Manchester, England, Agnew & Zanetti Repository of Art acquired Arthur Tait who began self-learning to paint, as a twelve-year-old boy.
