The image shows a wide expanse of land with a horizon featuring rolling hills or small mountains and sparse trees. In the foreground, a person in traditional indigenous attire is pulling on a rope tethered to a resisting horse. Several horses gallop energetically in the distance, while another horse stands alone to the right. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing textures, and the color palette consists of earthy tones. The sky is light blue with occasional white clouds.
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Catching Wild Horses - Pawnee

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.6 x 62.1 cm (18 3/8 x 24 7/16 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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