The image shows a landscape with three men in the foreground. One of the men is aiming a rifle, while the others are in the grass. In the background, a herd of bison is grazing in a sunlit meadow. The horizon is marked by hills with trees, and the sky has light brushstrokes suggesting a clear day. The color palette is dominated by greens and browns, with trees on the right side of the image.
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Catlin and Two Companions Shooting Buffalo

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.9 x 62.7 cm (18 1/16 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
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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