The image captures a scenic view inside a circular frame. The perspective is across a river or channel towards a settlement in a lush, tropical landscape. The horizon is in the upper third, featuring tall palm trees and dense foliage. The brushstrokes create a soft, blended style, with details in the vegetation. The color palette is predominantly green and blue, with touches of brown for structures and people. A canoe with a thatched covering is in the foreground on the water, being paddled by a person in red. A group of people in red stand on the riverbank, near small thatched huts. The sky…
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Painting the Tobos Chief

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47.5 x 63 cm (18 11/16 x 24 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
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