The painting shows two figures riding on horseback from left to right across an open landscape. The composition features a horizon dividing grassy plains from hills in the background. The brushstrokes are detailed, portraying a sense of motion in the figures. The color palette includes warm earth tones for the figures, horses, and nearby surroundings, contrasted with softer greens and yellows in the landscape. The sky is depicted in a gentle blue with streaks of cloud.
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An Osage Indian Pursuing a Camanchee

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.3 x 62.8 cm (18 1/4 x 24 3/4 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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