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The image shows a landscape with a settlement surrounded by lush greenery and mountains in the distance. The mountains are partly covered by clouds. The painting technique is smooth and gentle, giving the scene a serene atmosphere. The color palette consists mainly of greens, browns, and blues. A row of traditional structures and small figures can be seen close to the viewer, while dense foliage transitions into hills and leads to the mountains in the background.
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The image shows a landscape with a settlement surrounded by lush greenery and mountains in the distance. The mountains are partly covered by clouds. The painting technique is smooth and gentle, giving the scene a serene atmosphere. The color palette consists mainly of greens, browns, and blues. A row of traditional structures and small figures can be seen close to the viewer, while dense foliage transitions into hills and leads to the mountains in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains

George Catlin

Date
1855/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 46.8 x 62.5 cm (18 7/16 x 24 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.25
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Village
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • architecture
  • landscape
  • Crow
  • Salmon River Mountains
Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

NGA object ID 50333. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.