The image depicts a vast landscape with a horizon line dividing the sky and prairie fields. Large herds of buffalo are scattered on the plains, visible as dark silhouettes. The ground is covered in green vegetation and trees, with brushstrokes indicating movement. Wolves are gathered around a fallen buffalo, depicted in detail. The color palette includes earthy greens and browns for the ground and trees, contrasting with pastel blues and pinks of the sky.
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Mired Buffalo and Wolves

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.2 x 62.9 cm (18 3/16 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
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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