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The painting depicts a landscape with a grassy terrain and a sky filled with soft brushstrokes blending hues of blue and grey. An individual is shown aiming a rifle at a herd of deer, with the deer appearing poised to flee. In the background, there are trees with foliage in various shades of green and subtle red highlights. The color palette consists of harmonious tones of greens, browns, blues, and greys.
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The painting depicts a landscape with a grassy terrain and a sky filled with soft brushstrokes blending hues of blue and grey. An individual is shown aiming a rifle at a herd of deer, with the deer appearing poised to flee. In the background, there are trees with foliage in various shades of green and subtle red highlights. The color palette consists of harmonious tones of greens, browns, blues, and greys.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Antelope Shooting - Assinneboine

George Catlin

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 45.3 x 63 cm (17 13/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.35
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Antelope
  • Hunting
  • North American Indian
  • genre
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • Assinneboine
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 50343. 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.