The image shows a landscape with elevated terrain and a river winding through it. Small figures can be seen on the hills. The scenery includes lush greenery, smooth brushstrokes, and a color palette of greens, grays, blues, browns, tans, pinks, and muted oranges.
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Grassy Bluffs, Upper Missouri

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45 x 62.5 cm (17 11/16 x 24 5/8 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
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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