The image shows a grassland, with horsemen in red attire at the bottom left corner. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky filled with clouds in shades of gray and pink against a blue background. The grassland extends into the distance with hints of red and blue patches. The color palette consists of earthy greens and blues.
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Connibos Starting for Wild Horses

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47.2 x 63.5 cm (18 9/16 x 25 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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