The image shows a view of a body of water with a boat in the foreground and lush greenery in the background. The sky above is painted in shades of gray and blue with soft clouds. The overall color scheme is made up of cool blues, greens, and browns.
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Mouth of the Rio Purus

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47 x 62.7 cm (18 1/2 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
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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