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The image is an oval-shaped painting capturing a wide landscape scene. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with rolling hills against a sky in warm hues. The sky has fluid brushstrokes transitioning from golds and oranges near the horizon to darker browns and greys. In the foreground, there are tepees and small figures suggesting a settlement. Animals are grazing in the middle ground, with trees in the background. The color palette includes earthy browns, greens, and warm tones from the sky.
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The image is an oval-shaped painting capturing a wide landscape scene. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with rolling hills against a sky in warm hues. The sky has fluid brushstrokes transitioning from golds and oranges near the horizon to darker browns and greys. In the foreground, there are tepees and small figures suggesting a settlement. Animals are grazing in the middle ground, with trees in the background. The color palette includes earthy browns, greens, and warm tones from the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

An Indian Encampment at Sunset

George Catlin

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 46.1 x 62.6 cm (18 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.) framed: 58.4 x 74 x 3.8 cm (23 x 29 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.189
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • United States
  • landscape
  • Village
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • architecture
  • Neosho River
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 50497. 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.