The image shows a lone bison on a grassy plain. The viewpoint is slightly above the bison, with the horizon high in the composition. The sky above the horizon is painted with soft brushstrokes in gray, blue, and faint pink. The bison's fur and the landscape appear in earthy browns and greens, contrasting with the cooler sky tones.
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Dying Buffalo Bull

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 44.5 x 60.5 cm (17 1/2 x 23 13/16 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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