The image shows a landscape with a low horizon line, featuring trees and tent-like structures. The sky above transitions from warm oranges and yellows to darker clouds. The land has various green and brown hues, with small clusters of trees. In the distance, a body of water reflects the sky, and a canoe is visible. The overall color palette includes earthy tones in the land and vivid colors in the sky.
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A Sioux War Party

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.9 x 61.5 cm (18 7/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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