The image displays a landscape with Native Americans paddling canoes through a marshy field. The point of view is elevated, offering a broad look over the scene. The horizon line is high, just below the sky meeting gentle hills in the distance, with a line of trees along the horizon. The painting style is detailed with fine brushstrokes to convey texture and depth. The color palette is muted, dominated by greens, browns, and blues, with hints of grey and white. Rich vegetation frames the scene, with an expansive and calm sky above.
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Gathering Wild Rice - Winnebago

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.7 x 62.7 cm (18 3/8 x 24 11/16 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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