The painting depicts a landscape with a grassy terrain and a sky filled with soft brushstrokes blending hues of blue and grey. An individual is shown aiming a rifle at a herd of deer, with the deer appearing poised to flee. In the background, there are trees with foliage in various shades of green and subtle red highlights. The color palette consists of harmonious tones of greens, browns, blues, and greys.
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Antelope Shooting - Assinneboine

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.3 x 63 cm (17 13/16 x 24 13/16 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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