Gallery Edition – A stampede of army horses by Alfred Rudolph Waud – 72×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative A stampede of army horses by Alfred Rudolph Waud is a masterful example of realist drawing that navigates the tension between chaos and order in 19th-century landscape painting. Created during the tumultuous year of 1864, this work reflects the artist’s experiences as an eyewitness to the American Civil War, imbuing the composition with a sense of urgency and dynamism. Waud’s use of fine brushwork effectively captures the frenetic energy of the horses’ stampede, while his monochromatic palette imbues the scene with a somber atmospheric weight. When enlarged to 72×44, A stampede of army horses reveals itself as a complex interplay of spatial rhythm and chromatic structure. The grayscale tones seem to shift and swirl across the canvas, generating an almost three-dimensional sense of depth that draws the viewer into the heart of the action. In a luxury interior environment, this work would pair surprisingly well